CoARC Outcomes Assessment Thresholds

 

Evaluation System

Cut Score

Threshold

CRT Credentialing Success

NBRC passing score.

≥ 80% of total number of graduates obtaining NBRC CRT credential (3-year average)

RRT Credentialing Success

NBRC passing score.

≥ 50% of total number of graduates obtaining NBRC RRT credential (3-year average)

Comprehensive Written RRT Self-Assessment Exam
(CWRRT SAE)

CoARC passing score of 55%

≥ 80% of cohort meeting the cut score on NBRC CWRRT SAE (most recent one year results)

Retention/Attrition

 

Student is no longer enrolled in the program and is not expected to return (attrition)

30% attrition of the total number of students in the enrollment cohort. (3-year average)

Positive (Job) Placement

 

Employed full or part-time in a related field and/or continuing his/her education and/or serving in the military

≥ 70% positive placement (3-year average)

Graduate Survey - Success
(for each learning domain)

A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.

Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher (within each learning domain).

Graduate Survey – Participation

 

≥ 50% of the graduates have returned surveys
(3-year average)

Employer Survey - Success
(for each learning domain)

A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.

Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher (within each learning domain).

Employer Survey – Participation

 

≥ 50% of the employers have returned surveys
(3-year average)

03/02/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Programs using the Comprehensive WRRT SAE for accreditation purposes

     will need the

Verification of Participation form for Comprehensive WRRT SAE

(updated 7-2008)

 

Please note:  Forms C and D of the WRRTSAE cannot be used as an alternative outcome measure.

 

For information on ordering the exam

click here

 

or go to the

 

NBRC website 

 

For Instructions on How to View and Generate Group Summary Reports of the Alternate Outcome Measure

 

CLICK HERE

 
 

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