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 |
Upstate |
Upstate PA |
Upstate PA Program All Graduates Pass Rate |
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 |
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