Program Effectiveness Data

PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

*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 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%	32	100%
Class of 2021	33	30	91%	33 *	97% *
*5 Year Average*	168	159	94.6%	168 *	99.4% *

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

*Cohort*	*Admitted*	*Program Completion # students*	*Program Attrition* *# students*	*Percent Attrition*
Class of 2017	35	33	2	6.0%
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 2020	35	34	1	2.9%
*5 Year Average*	175	169	6	3.4%

(For graduates from 2017-2021 who sought employment, # employed within 6 months of graduation.)

Cohort	# graduates employed / # graduates	Percent of graduates employed
Class of 2017	33/33	100%
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%
*5 Year Average*	164/169	97.1%

(For graduates from 2017-2021, # employed in Primary Care within 6 months of graduation.)

Cohort	Primary Care: # grads working in primary care/total # graduates	Primary Care: % graduates working in primary care
Class of 2017	8/33	24.2%
Class of 2018	11/35	31.4%
Class of 2019	7/35	20.0%
Class of 2020	5/35	15.6%
Class of 2021	6/34	17.6%
*5 Year Average*	37/169	21.8%

(For graduates from 2017-2020, 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 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%	10/32	31.2%
Class of 2021	7/34	20.6%	5/7	66.7%	5/34	14.7%
*5 Year Average*	38/169	22.5%	20/38	52.6%	42/169	21.3%

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