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	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 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 *	92% *
*5 Year Average*	168	155	92.2%	168 *	98.4% *

* 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 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	Pending *	Pending *
*5 Year Average*	134/134 *	100% *

* Employment data as of Dec 30, 2023; some graduates are still in the process of finalizing job offers. Data will be updated when final job verification available.

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