medicallyours Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Hi, does anyone know where to find the data for the average PA school attrition rate? I am curious to know if there is a breakdown for such data. For instance, if a school has a 10% attrition rate, would it be above or below average? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I've not seen any broad source, but I believe it's very low. Schools try hard to only admit people they believe will complete the program and pass PANCE. For example, my class lost 1 of 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyn Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 How will a school loose their accrediation? Loss of students? pance rates, etc? Any ideas how this works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1madmamma Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) I believe programs have to list this on their website (look under program goals/results). You definitely want a program with a low attrition rate. This indicates they choose their cohort members well and are supportive of their students throughout the program. Keep in mind too that people may need to leave school for reasons other than academic- so I wouldn’t stress about 1 or 2 students leaving a cohort. I’m not sure if programs would disclose the reasons why someone left, but you could always ask if it was personal or academic (were they dismissed or on the verge of failing out). PA school is stressful. It is vital to have a program that supports its students from start to finish. I realize now after graduating from my program and hearing horror stories from other programs, just how very lucky I was to attend the program I did! Edited July 23, 2022 by 1madmamma Error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 The data is hard to find, but historically it is usually cited as 7-10%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentiMacchiato Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) https://paeaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/program-report35-20201014.pdf page 44. Apparently 6.4-6.7% for 2019 if I'm reading correctly. Edited August 4, 2022 by VentiMacchiato add % symbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1madmamma Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 9 hours ago, PAdreamn said: Would this be a good question to ask during an interview if the school has an increase in students leaving in the past 3-4 years? I would ask this question before applying to a program as this is something you should have considered before hitting the submit button. I think asking this question at an interview could be viewed as confrontational or that you didn’t do your “homework on the program” before applying especially if you are concerned about high attrition rates in multiple consecutive cohorts (which would be a bit of a red flag). Just my opinion though, take it for what it’s worth. If you have an interview you might consider anonymously calling the program and asking about the nature of their student attrition. Another good resource not to overlook is current students- they can give you honest feedback on whether a program is truly supportive of its students. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicallyours Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 I wonder if we can have access to the attrition rate for the following schools separately: 1) new programs 2) provisional accreditation programs 3) continued accreditation programs Having separate attrition rate data for these separate category can shed a light on how different they can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyRucpin Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 It "should" be low single digits. If you are seeing 10%+, run. The programs are either poorly taught, they cannot run a proper admissions team, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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