Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Albany Medical College. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 March 2028. 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.
The New York State Department of Education has assigned Hegis Code 1299.10.
| Graduated Classes | Class of 2024 | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Entering class size | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Graduates | 39 | 41 | 42 |
| *Attrition rate | 7.1% | 2.4% | 0 |
| **Graduation rate | 92.2% | 97.6% | 100% |