Eastern Kentucky University

Emergency Medical Care

EMC 9 Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes

The statistics below are from our program’s National Registry of EMT’s data set, or most recent review by the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP), as indicated. They are published here as a requirement of our accreditation.

Review Year: 2022

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 6

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 5

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 83%

NREMT 3rd Attempt Cumulative Pass Rate: 100%

Overall Student Retention for Graduates in 2022: 100%

Positive Job Placement: 100%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report/NREMT Report

Review Year: 2021

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 20

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 12

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 60%

NREMT 3rd Attempt Cumulative Pass Rate: 80%

Overall Student Retention for Graduates in 2021: 89.3%

Positive Job Placement: 92%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report/NREMT Report

Review Year: 2020

Note: the 2020 review year occurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when courses shifted abruptly online, clinical/field sites were closed to students, and students working as EMTs were heavily strained. Our four-year average 1st time NREMT pass rate prior to this period is 89.6%.

Overall Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 18

Overall Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 14

Overall NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 77.8%

Overall Student Retention: 85.7%

Overall Positive Job Placement: 95.8%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report

Review Year: 2019

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 23

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 22

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 95.7%

Overall Student Retention: 93.1%

Positive Job Placement: 92.6%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report

Review Year: 2018

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 16

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 14

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 87.5%

Overall Student Retention: 95.8%

Positive Job Placement: 87%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report

Review Year: 2017

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 22

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 20

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 88%

Overall Student Retention: 92.6%

Positive Job Placement: 100%

Data Source: CoAEMSP Annual Report

Review Year: 2016

Number of Students Attempting NREMT Exam: 8

Number of Students Passing NREMT on 1st Attempt: 7

NREMT 1st Attempt Pass Rate: 87.5%

Overall Student Retention: 100%

Positive Job Placement: 100%

Data Source: NREMT