National PA Certification (PANCE) Results
April 7, 2023 2025-03-12 17:04Only 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 97 percent. Follow these links for the current NCCPA PANCE report and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Exam Performance Summary Report.
| Graduated Classes | ||
Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 | |
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Entering class size | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Graduates | 46 | 48 | 46 |
* Attrition rate | 4% | 0% | 4% |
**Graduation rate | 96% | 100% | 96% |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.
