Outcome Data

Licensure Pass Rate By Class
Graduating Class	% pass	3 yr Avg	2 year Avg
1998	100
1999	100		100
2000	91	97	95.5
2001	70	87	80.5
2002	100	87	85
2003	100	90	100
2004	88	96	90
2005	70	86	79
2006	92	83	81
2007	71	78	82
2008	73	79	72
2009	100	81	87
2010	93	89	97
2011	95	96	94
2012	100	96	98
2013	100	98	100
2014	100	100	100
2015	75	99	98
2016	96	90	86
2017	86	86	91

Mercer County Community College's Physical Therapist Assistant program is proud of the accomplishments of all of our graduates! The data provided within the chart above represents pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for Physical Therapist Assistants which is the board exam used to establish minimal competence in the determination for licensure by states for PTAs. The columns to the right represent the 3 and 2 year averages for the overall pass rate on this nationally administered exam.

Employment as a PTA Within 6 months of passing the licensure exam
		3 yr Avg	2 yr Avg
1998	100
1999	100		100
2000	100	100	100
2001	100	100	100
2002	100	100	100
2003	100	100	100
2004	100	100	100
2005	100	100	100
2006	100	100	100
2007	100	100	100
2008	100	100	100
2009	100	100	100
2010	100	100	100
2011	100	100	100
2012	100	100	100
2013	90	97	95
2014	97	96	93.5
2015	100	96	98.5
2016	100	99	100
2017	100	100	100

Employment rates for PTAs have been excellent throughout the Delaware Valley!

Graduation Rate By Class
		3 yr Avg	2 yr Avg
2008	71%
2009	67%		69%
2010	72%	70%	69.5%
2011	85%	75%	78.5%
2012	71%	76%	78%
2013	82%	79%	76.5%
2014	75%	76%	78.5%
2015	96%	84%	85.5%
2016	89%	87%	92.5%
2017	89%	91%	89%

Graduation rates by class are listed for the past several years in the chart above with the 3 and 2 year averages in the third and fourth columns. The attractiveness of the PTA program remains high and retention is also relatively high however; many learners discover that academically, this is a demanding program and perhaps is not quite "the piece of cake" that they had thought that it would be since it is an Associate of Applied Science Degree program. The primary reason that someone might be unable to complete the program is due to an academic issue.

Petitions for the Professional Phase of the PTA Program
	2009	2010	2011	2012*	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
# Petitions Rec'd	52	57	87	115	110	123	98	51&	70	75
Accepted	24	24	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Wait List	5	10	12	10	10	10	10	5	5	5
Rejected	23	23	47	63	72	95	70	3	37
GPA Too Low	11	8	8	10	3	0	2	0	0	1
Courses too old						5	2	0	0	1
Grade too low in Pre-Req Course						3	3	1	0	2
more than one variable for exclusion	14	6					7	1	2	2
Missing Classes	17	11	19	20	8	6	8	0	5	1
Classes In progress	14	12	21	46	25	2	3	1	3	1

Viable Candidates	24	32	39	39	77	75	55	48	65	69
% of acceptance	100%	75%	72%	72%	36%	23%	34%	58%	43%	41%
% from wait list	40%	70%	0	30%	10%	10%	0	4%	40%	80%
Avg GPA of those accepted	3.32	3.32	3.38	3.47	3.5	3.53	3.64^	3.56	3.62	3.8

*for 2012	Overall:	BIO 104 was in progress for 20/110 or 18% of those who petitioned
		PTA 101 was in progress for 22/110 or 10% of those who petitioned
		PTA 105 was in progress for 41/110 or 37% of those who petitioned
*for 2012	Of the 38 who were either accepted or wait listed:
		100% had already completed BIO 104
		100% had already completed PTA 101
		92% had already completed PTA 105
*for 2013	Of the 38 who either accepted or wait listed, 100% had already compelted all required courses.
^2015 GPA	Of the 28 who were accepted into the Professional Phase, the breakdown of GPAs is as follows: 20 had a GPA between 3.5-4.0 with 8 having a 4.0 5 had a GPA between 3-3.49 3 had a GPA between 2.5-2.99
& For Spring 2016	The curriculum changed so that PTA 105 moved into the Professional Phase and PTA 112 moved into the pre-professional phase. This change temporarily decreased the number of qualified applicants.

Admission to the PTA program is not guaranteed for any student/learner. Admission decisions are based upon the Petitioning process and handled by the Admissions Office.

Questions regarding any of this information may be directed to Holly Kaiser, the PTA Program Coordinator kaiserh@mccc.edu.