Physical Therapist Assistant Program Effectiveness Data

The ECC PTA Licensure Exam Pass Rates

Expected Outcome: ECC's ultimate 2-year average licensure pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) offered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) will be 80%. The PTA program has consistently achieved this outcome.
Cohort #1st-time examinees # passed 1st attempt % passing 1st attempt Ultimate ECC % passing National % passing 1st attempt (U.S. Accredited by graduation year) Ultimate pass rate (U.S. Accredited candidates) Years ECC 2-year average pass rate
2022 13 10 76.9% 84.6% 81.4% 87.5% 2021-2022 N/A
2021 17/16 16 94.1% 100% 79.6% 86.3% 2020-2021 100%
2020 14/14 12 85% 100% 83.1% 92.6% 2019-2020 100%
2019 14/14 14 100% 100% 84.7% 91.6% 2018-2019 100%
2018 15/15 13 86.66% 100% 84.6% 91.4% 2017-2018 100%

The ECC PTA Program Completion Rate

Expected Outcome: The program expects a retention rate of 60% or higher over a 2 year period. Program retention is defined as the number of students who complete the program. The program length is 5 semesters or 2 years. The program accepts 20 students annually from qualified applications.
Year graduating from Program % completed Years ECC 2-year average graduation rate %
2022 100% 2021-2022  92.5%
2021 85% 2020-2021 83%
2020 81% 2019-2020 80%
2019 78% 2018-2019 77%

The ECC PTA Program Graduate Employment Rates

Employment rate.

All licensed graduates who had sought PTA employment had been employed as a PTA at the job of their choice in a part-time or full-time position as they preferred. The data is collected by contacting each graduate in follow-up communications by the PTA Program Director and independently by the Institutional Research Department of Elgin Community College.
Cohort % of program completers # students employed ECC Graduate employment rate ECC 2-year employment average
2020-2022        
2019-2021 17 17 100% 100%
2018-2020 14 14 100% 100%
2017-2019 14 14 100% 100%