Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the East Carolina University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by East Carolina University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be October 2035. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website.
Annual Student Attrition Information
Metrics | Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2025 | Class of 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Entering Class Size | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| Graduates | 33 | 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| *Attrition Rate | 8.3% | 13.89% | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| **Graduation Rate | 92% | 89% | Not applicable | Not applicable |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort (due to dismissal, withdrawal, deceleration or leave of absence) divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.