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Program Effectiveness Data

PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

Graduation Rate

Cohort

Admitted

Graduated

Percentage

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%

Class of 2023

36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)

34
94.4%

5 Year Average

175

168
96.0%

NCCPA Board Pass Rate

Cohort

First Time Test Takers

Number of Exams Passed on First Attempt

Upstate
First Time Pass
Rate - %

Upstate PA Program # of Candidates who Ultimately Passed

Upstate PA Program % of Candidates who Ultimately Passed

Class of 2019

35

34
97%

35

100%

Class of 2020

32

28
88%

32

100%

Class of 2021

34

31
91%

34

100%

Class of 2022

33

32
97%

33

100%

Class of 2023

34

30
88%

34

100%

5 Year Average

168

155
92.2%
168
100%

Attrition Rate

Cohort
Admitted
Program Completion  # students

Program Attrition
# students

Percent Attrition

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%

Class of 2023

36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)

34

2

5.6%

5 Year Average

175

168

7

4.0%


Employment Rate

(Of all graduates who sought employment, # employed within 4 months of graduation)

Cohort
#  graduates employed / # graduates
Percent of graduates employed

Class of 2019

35/35

100%

Class of 2020

32/32

100%

Class of 2021

34/34

100%

Class of 2022

33/33

100%

Class of 2023

34/34

100%

5 Year Average

168/168

100%


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 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%

Class of 2023

8/34

23.5%

5 Year Average

31/168

18.5%


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 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%

Class of 2023

9/34

26.5%

3/9

33.3%

12/34

35.3%

5 Year Average

38/168

22.6%

20/38

52.6%

38/168

22.6%


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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