Radiography Program Effectiveness Data
Program Effectiveness Data includes the following: annual program completion rate, five-year average credentialing examination pass rate, and five-year average job placement rate. This data is updated annually and is submitted as part of the Radiography Program’s annual report to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, and available at jrcert.org. The Program Effectiveness Data reflects the 2017 program completion rate and the five-year averages of credentialing examination pass rate and job placement rate for the years 2013-17. Contact the program director with any questions.
Annual Completion Rate
The annual completion rate is defined as the total number of students who complete the program within 150 percent of the program length compared with the total number of students who initially began the program with their designated cohorts.
Year | # Began Program | # Completed Program | Annual Completion Rate |
2015 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
2016 | 12 | 5 | 42% |
2017 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
2018 | 12 | 11 | 92% |
2019 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
Five-Year Average | 83% |
Five-Year Credentialing Examination Pass Rate
The five-year average credentialing examination pass rate is defined as the total number of graduates who passed, on the first attempt, the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (AART) credentialing examination, compared with the number of graduates who took the examination within six months of graduation.
Year | # Took Exam | # Passed (First Attempt) | Annual Credentialing Examination Pass Rate |
2015 | 10 | 7 | 70% |
2016 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
2017 | 12 | 9 | 75% |
2018 | 11 | 8 | 73% |
2019 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
Five-Year Average | 76% |
Five-Year Average Job Placement Rate
The five-year job placement rate is defined as the total number of graduates employed in radiography within 12 months of graduation compared with the number of graduates who actively sought employment in the radiologic sciences.
Year | Total Number of graduates who actively sought employment in the radiologic sciences | Total number of graduates employed in radiography within 12 months of graduation | Job Placement Rate |
2015 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
2016 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
2017 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
2018 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
2019 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
Five-Year Average | 100% |
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone: 312-704-5300
Fax: 312-704-5304
Email: mail@jrcert.org