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Program Effectiveness Data

PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

Graduation Rate

Cohort

Admitted

Graduated

Percentage

Class of 2018

36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)

35
97.2%

Class of 2019

35

35
100%

Class of 2020

34

32
94.1%

Class of 2021

35

34
97.1%

Class of 2022

35

33
94.3%

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 2018

35

35
100%

35

100%

Class of 2019

35

34
97%

35

100%

Class of 2020

32

28
88%

32

100%

Class of 2021

33

30
91%

33 *

97% *

Class of 2022

32

31
97%

31*

96.9%*

5 Year Average

168

159
94.6%
166 * 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 2018

36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)

35

1

2.9%

Class of 2019

35

35

0

0.0%

Class of 2020

34

32

2

5.9%

Class of 2021

35

34

1

2.9%

Class of 2022

35

33

2

5.7%

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 2018

33/35

94.3%

Class of 2019

35/35

100%

Class of 2020

30/32

93.8%

Class of 2021

33/34

97.1%

Class of 2022

32/33

97.0%*

5 Year Average

168/169 

99.4%

  • Final employment data pending passing of PANCE

Graduate Employment in Primary Care

Primary Care includes Family Med, General Internal Medicine, OB/GYN and Pediatrics

(# 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 2018

11/35

31.4%

Class of 2019

7/35

20.0%

Class of 2020

5/35

15.6%

Class of 2021

6/34

17.6% 

Class of 2022

5/33

15.2%

5 Year Average

34/169

20.1% 


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 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%

10/32

31.2%

Class of 2021

7/34

20.6%

5/7

66.7%

5/34

14.7%

Class of 2022

8/33

24.2%

5/8

62.5%

6/33

18.2%

5 Year Average

38/169

22.5%

22/37

59.5%

35/169

20.7%


 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

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