Accreditation Outcomes MSAT

Board of Certification (BOC) Pass Rate as reported by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

Programs must meet or exceed a three year aggregate of 70 percent first-time pass rate on the BOC exam.

 2016-20172017-20182018-20193-Yr Aggregate
Number of students graduating from the program20242064
Number of students graduating from program who took examination20232063
Number of students who passed the examination on the first attempt16181246
Percentage of students who passed the examination on the first attempt80%78%60%73%
Number of students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts20231962
Percentage of students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts100%100%95%98%

BOC Examination Results as reported by the Board of Certification. Test year is April through February.

Central Michigan Results2016-20172017-20182018-2019
First Time Candidates221827
First Time Passing191319
First Time Percent Passing86.36%72.26%70.37%
National Results2016-20172017-20182018-2019
First Time Candidates412147363973
First Time Passing344536593090
irst Time Percent Passing83.60%77.26%77.77%

BOC Examination Results. Compiled by CMU per cohort.

 December 2016May 2017December 2017May 2018December 2018May 2019
Number of students graduating from program1288161110
Number of students graduating from program who took examination1287161110
Number of students who passed the examination on the first attempt10641458
Percentage of students who pass the examination on the first attempt83.3%75%57%88%45%80%
Number of students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts1287161010
Percentage of students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts100%100%100%100%91%100%

Athletic Training program retention rate

 2016-20172017-20182018-20193-Yr Aggregate
Number of students entering program23272272
Number of students returning for subsequent fall of year 221272169
Program retention rate91%100%95%96%
Number of students returning for subsequent fall of year 32027--
Program retention rate87%100%--

Athletic Training program graduation rate

 2016-20172017-20182018-20193-Yr Aggregate
Number of students entering program21252369
Number of students graduating from program20242064
Program graduation rate95%96%87%93%

Notes: Graduation rate measures the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students by showing the percentage of these students who complete their degree or certificate within a 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled. (Definition taken from the U.S. Department of Education.)

Athletic Training program employment rate

 2016-20172017-20182018-20193-Yr Aggregate
Number of students graduating from program20242064
Number of students employed as AT16201652
Student employment rate as AT (%)80%83%80%81%
Number of students employed as other1225
Student employment rate as other (%)5%8%10%8%
Number of students not employed (due to enrollment in another program)3014
Student not employed rate (%) (due to enrollment in another program)15%0%5%6%
Number of student employment unknown0213
Student unknown employment rate0%8%5%5%

Notes: Graduate employment/placement rate is the percentage of students within six months of graduation that have obtained positions in the following categories: employed as an athletic trainer, employed as other, and not employed.