PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

Graduation Rate

Cohort	Admitted	Graduated	Percent
Class of 2016	35	34	97.1%
Class of 2017	35	33	94.2%
Class of 2018	36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)	33	97.2%
Class of 2019	35	35	100%
Class of 2020	34	32	94.1%
5 Year Average	175	169	96.6%

 

NCCPA Board Pass Rate

Cohort	#  First Time Test Takers	Upstate First Time Pass Rate - # candidates	Upstate First Time Pass Rate - %	Upstate PA Program Overall Pass Rate – #  candidates	Upstate PA Program All Graduates Pass Rate #  candidates
Class of 2016	34	34	100%	34	100%
Class of 2017	33	32	97%	33	100%
Class of 2018	35	35	100%	35	100%
Class of 2019	35	34	97%	35	100%
Class of 2020	32	28	88%	30 *	93.8% *
5 Year Average	169	163	96.4%	167 *	98.8% *

* Final results pending as additional testing is scheduled at this time; data will be updated when results become available.

Attrition Rate

Cohort	Admitted	Program Completion  # students	Program Attrition # students	Percent Attrition
Class of 2016	35	34	1	2.9%
Class of 2017	35	33	2	6.0%
Class of 2018	36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)	35	1	2.8%
Class of 2019	35	35	0	0.0%
Class of 2020	34	32	2	5.9%
5 Year Average	175	169	6	3.4%

Employment Rate

(Of all graduates who sought employment, # employed within 6 months of graduation)

Cohort	#  graduates employed / # graduates	Percent of graduates employed
Class of 2016	34/34	100%
Class of 2017	33/33	100%
Class of 2018	33/35	94.3%
Class of 2019	35/35	100%
Class of 2020	25/32 *	78.1%
5 Year Average	160/169 *	94.7%

*Final employment data pending since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID; data included 25 graduates to date who are employed within 5 months of graduation.

Graduate Employment in Primary Care

(# employed in Primary Care within 12 months of graduation)

Cohort	Primary Care: # grads working in primary care/total # graduates	Primary Care: % graduates working in primary care
Class of 2016	9/34	26.4%
Class of 2017	8/33	24.2%
Class of 2018	11/35	31.4%
Class of 2019	7/35	20.0%
Class of 2020	5/25 *	20.0% *
5 Year Average	40/162 *	24.7% *

*Final employment data pending since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID; data included 25 graduates to date who are employed within 5 months of graduation.

Graduates' Community of Origin & Community Setting for First PA Position

(Community setting for first PA position within 12 months of graduation)

Cohort	Rural: # grads originating from rural communities/total # graduates	Rural: % grads originating from rural communities	Rural: # grads who return to rural / # grads who originate from rural	Rural: % grads who return to rural hometown	Rural: # grads working in rural communities	Rural: % grads working in rural communities
Class of 2016	5/34	14.7%	4/5	80.0%	11/34	32.4%
Class of 2017	9/33	27.3%	3/9	33.3%	5.33	15.2%
Class of 2018	8/35	22.9%	5/8	62.5%	9/35	25.7%
Class of 2019	6/35	17.1%	4/6	66.7%	7/35	20.0%
Class of 2020	8/32	25.0%	3/8 *	37.5% *	8/25 *	32.0% *
5 Year Average	36/169	21.3%	19/36 *	52.8% *	40/162 *	24.7% *

*Final employment data for Class of 2020 pending, since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID. CLass of 2020 data includes 25 graduates to data who are employed within 5 months of graduation.

5 Year Average Employment in Rural Community Data includes only those who are employed. Final data will be updated when available.

 

Program Accreditation Organization:
ARC-PA
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150
Johns Creek, GA, 30097
Phone: 770-476-1224
Fax: 770-476-1738

Web Site:  www.arc-pa.org