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Program Information Sheet

• Institution
• Accrediting Agency of College
• Administrative Hierarchy
• Program Mailing Address
• Accrediting Agency of Program
• Curriculum Design Characteristics
• Faculty and Staff
• Graduate Performance Data

Institution

Administration/Academic Affairs
Community College of Rhode Island
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 825-2188

Accrediting Agency of College:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Accredited September 23, 2004

Administrative Hierarchy

• President: Raymond DiPasquale
• Vice President of Academic Affairs: Lela Morgan
• Dean of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences: Maureen McGarry, PhD, RN, NCC
• Rehabilitative Health Department Chairperson: Kimberly Crealey Rouillier, DPT, MS

Program Mailing Address

Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Community College of Rhode Island
Newport County Campus
1 John H. Chafee Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 851-1672

Accrediting Agency of Program

Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education
Initial Accreditation: May 12, 1993
Last Accreditation: October 24, 2007

Department of Accreditation
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 706-3245

Degree Awarded: Associate in Applied Science
Program Director: Kimberly Crealey Rouillier, DPT, MS

Curriculum Design Characteristics

• Integrated Two-Year
• Length of Program : 5 semesters
• Total Number of Credit Hours in General Education Courses: 23
• Total Number of Credit Hours in Technical Education Courses: 35
• Total Number of Contact Hours of Clinical Education: 720
• Current enrollment in each class of the program (Fall 2012)
  • Freshmen: 24
  • Sophomores: 22

Faculty and Staff

Core faculty members who currently hold academic appointments

• Kimberly Crealey Rouillier, Program Director
• Martha Vigneault, Program Faculty
• Jennifer Hurrell, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Part-time Faculty (Adjunct)

• Jessica Garvey
• Angela Webb
• Janice Hulme
• Michael Nunnery
• Thomas Almeida
• Colleen McGloin
• Sarah Everhart
• Don Levine
• Melissa Saccoccio
• Sarah Browne
• Cindy Donahue
• Athena Eliopoulos
• Mark Rotella
• Lisa Walkin

Laboratory Manager

• Toni Cimini

Laboratory Assistants

• Stacey Aaron
• Shannon Lane

Department Secretary

• Catherine Sardinha
• Joan Walker

Exercise Room Staff

• Linda Nalle

Graduate Performance Data

1st Year Retention Rates, Graduation Rates, and 1st Attempt NPTE Pass Rates by Graduation Class

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
1st Year Retention Rate	53% (10/19)	53% (11/19	74% (20/27)	79% (19/23)	76% (19/25)	75% (18/24)	90% (19/21)
Graduation Rate	53% (10/19)	42% (8/19)	63% (17/27)	69.5% (16/23)	76% (19/25)	75% (18/24)	90% (19/21)
1st Attempt NPTE Pass Rate	100% (10/10)	100% (7/7)	100% (17/17)	83% (15/18)	94% (16/17)	94% (17/18)	100% (21/21)
NOTE: One student in the graduation class of 2007 and one from 2010 elected not to take the national examination. Percentage is based on the number of students that took the exam.

Student Retention for Students Completing the Program in the Standard Timeframe

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
53% (10/19)	42% (8/19)	63% (17/27)	69.5% (18/24)	75% (18/24)	75% 18/24	90% (19/21)
Three Year Average 54% (35/65)
	Three Year Average 60% (43/70)
		Three Year Average 74% (53/75)
			Three Year Average 75% (54/72)
				Three Year Average 80% (55/69)
Classes 2008 and after included Supplemental Instruction. Students graduating in the Class of 2010 and after were accepted through the Performance Based Application Process.

Student Retention for Students Completing the Program

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
63% (12/19)	53% (10/19)	78% (21/27)	75% (18/24)	83% (20/24)	87.5% (21/24)	NA
Three Year Average 65% (43/65)
	Three Year Average 70% (49/70)
		Three Year Average 79% (59/75)
			Three Year Average 82% (59/72)
**Reinstated students from the Class of 2012 have not graduated at this time. Classes 2008 and after included Classes 2008 and after included Supplemental Instruction. Students graduating in the Class of 2010 and after were accepted through the Performance Based Application Process.

Performance of Graduates: NPTE Results, 1st Attempt

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
100% (10/10)	100% (7/7)	100% (17/17)	83% *(15/18)	94% *(16/17)	94% *(17/18)	100% (21/21)
Three Year Average 100% (34/34)
	**Three Year Average 94% (39/42)
		Three Year Average 92% (48/52)
			Three Year Average 91% (48/53)
				Three Year Average 96% (54/56)
*All students that failed their first attempt passed their second attempt within 5 weeks.

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