After successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit of the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (link is external) (PANCE) offered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (link is external) (NCCPA).
PANCE Pass Rate
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RRCC PA Student Attrition
Graduated Classes
Class of 2021
Class of 2022
Class of 2023
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)
32
32
32
Entering class size
33
32
33
Graduates
33
31
31
* Attrition rate
0%
3%
6%
**Graduation rate
100%
97%
94%
*Attrition rate includes students who may have started with another cohort and fulfilled/are fulfilling requirements for graduation with another cohort.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.