National PA Certification (PANCE) Results

Only graduates from ARC-PA accredited PA programs are eligible to sit for the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) and become licensed to practice. The PANCE is the entry-level exam PAs must pass to become nationally certified. Over the past five years, the program's average pass rate for first-time PANCE testing is 92 percent. Follow this link for an official copy of the NCCPA PANCE report. (PDF)

Pass rates for program graduates (by year) since the program began are as follows:

Graduating class

Rocky Mountain College
First-testing pass rates

National
First-testing pass rates

2012 93% 93%
2011 100% 91% 
2010 100% 94%
2009 91% 92%
2008 100% 94%
2007 100% 93%
2006 86% 92%
2005 94% 91%
2004 100% 90%
2003 90% 89%
2002 83% 90%
2001 95% 92%
2000 86% 92%
1999 100% 91%
1998 100% 95%
 
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