PANCE | Physician Assistant

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE), administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Pass rates* for the NYIT physician assistant program are indicated below:

Class	Group	Year	Number of Students	NYIT's Pass Rate	NCCPA National Pass Rate (All Test Takers)
Class of 2007	All Examinations	2007	12	92%	87%
Class of 2007	First Time Takers	2007	11	91%	93%
Class of 2008	All Examinations	2008	21	95%	89%
Class of 2008	First Time Takers	2008	20	95%	94%
Class of 2009	All Examinations	2009	42	88%	86%
Class of 2009	First Time Takers	2009	37	89%	92%
Class of 2010	All Examinations	2010	52	94%	88%
Class of 2010	First Time Takers	2010	49	94%	94%
Class of 2011	All Examinations	2011	50	96%	88%
Class of 2011	First Time Takers	2011	48	96%	92%

*Source of data: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) - Pass Rate Summary Report, October 11, 2011