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In the spirit of the institution鈥檚 educational mission, 海角网 monitors and evaluates student success through a variety of measures, including enrollment data, retention data, graduation data, job placement rates, and state licensing examination pass rates for applicable majors.
海角网 uses national licensing examinations as one indicator of student success. Three programs at 海角网 integrate licensing examinations or preparation for those exams within the curriculum: the Physician Assistant Studies Program, the College of Education and the Hunt School of Nursing. 海角网 commonly uses the benchmark established by each accrediting body to determine success.
The College of Education is accredited by The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP; formerly NCATE). CAEP is a national accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education authorized by the U.S. Department of Education. The College of Education has established a goal to achieve a pass rate at or above the state average best attempt for NCDPI initial Licensure Exams. According to 2020-2022 data, 海角网 has achieved an 86% average best attempt pass rate as compared to the state average of 83%.
The department of Physician Assistant Studies is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). In order to practice clinically, graduates must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE). Our PANCE pass rate for 2017-2022 is 96%, compared to the national average of 93%. Our ARC-PA-approved goal of achieving or exceeding the NCCPA national PANCE pass rate continues to be met.
The Hunt School of Nursing at 海角网 offers comprehensive nursing programs and is accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 海角网 Nursing graduates take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination for licensure. The three-year national average for ASN programs from 2019-2021 was 86%. 海角网’s ASN program three-year average was 94% (90%, 94%, 97%). The national average for BSN programs was 86%. 海角网’s BSN program three-year average was 94% (88%, 94%, 100%). In both the ASN and the BSN program, 海角网 successfully meets or exceeds the national average. As mandated by our accrediting organizations, NCBON has established that the nursing program shall maintain a three-year average at or above 95% of the national pass rate for first time test takers for calendar years ending December 31. ACEN has established that the NCLEX-RN Pass rate will be at least 80% for all first-time test-takers during the same 12-month period. The Hunt school of nursing continuously exceeds both of these established markers and meets this goal.
The University monitors and reports retention rates. The rates are self-calculated and reported annually based on the first-time, full-time cohort model. The cohort model complies with the institution鈥檚 reporting requirements to the Department of Education through the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS). 海角网 uses the data compiled in the IPEDS system to set benchmarks and to track progress in relation to the Institution鈥檚 self-selected North Carolina peer group of private institutions.
The table included in this section shows a five-year historical relationship between 海角网 FTFY cohort retention values and those of the NCICU peer group. Our goal is to meet or exceed the retention rate of our peer institutions.
海角网 has chosen to use six-year graduation rates, as reported to IPEDS, as its key indicator of student achievement. The University has determined that a 52% graduation rate is the benchmark to be attained. This benchmark is applicable for the student body as a whole as well as for each of the three groups for which disaggregated information is provided鈥攂y gender, ethnicity, and athletic team membership.
For the most-recent five cohorts having had at least six years to graduate (2012-2016), the 52% benchmark has been achieved four times for the overall student body.
