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2020 NAACLS Annual Survey

Welcome to the 2020 Annual Program Survey for NAACLS Accredited and Approved programs!

1) Sponsor Name:*_________________________________________________

 
 

2) Is the prefilled contact information for the program (below) accurate and up-to-date?  If Yes, select "Yes" and do not edit the prefilled information.  If No, select "No" and correct the prefilled information in the areas below. *

( ) Yes  ( ) No
 

Program Address Line 1*_________________________________________________

Program Address 2_________________________________________________

City*_________________________________________________

State/ Province*_________________________________________________

Zip Code_________________________________________________

Country_________________________________________________

 

Program Director Information

 

3) Is the prefilled information for the Program Director (below) accurate and up-to-date?  If Yes, select "Yes" and do not edit the prefilled information.  If No, select "No" and correct the prefilled information in the areas below.*

( ) Yes  ( ) No
 

Program Director Salutation _________________________________________________

Program Director First Name _________________________________________________

Program Director Last Name*_________________________________________________

Program Director Credentials _________________________________________________

Email Address* _________________________________________________

Phone #*_________________________________________________

 

Other Contact Information

 
 

4) If there has been a change of the sponsor's CEO/President in the last year, please list the following contact information about the new CEO/President below (skip this question if nothing has changed):

First Name: _________________________________________________
Last Name: _________________________________________________
Credentials: _________________________________________________
Address Line 1: _________________________________________________
Address Line 2: _________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________
State: _________________________________________________
Zip: _________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________________________
Who is this person replacing?: _________________________________________________
 

5) If there has been a change of the sponsor's Dean or Comparable Administrator in the last year, please list the following contact information about the new Dean or Comparable Administrator below (skip this question if nothing has changed):

First Name: _________________________________________________
Last Name: _________________________________________________
Credentials: _________________________________________________
Address Line 1: _________________________________________________
Address Line 2: _________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________
State: _________________________________________________
Zip: _________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________________________
Who is this person replacing?: _________________________________________________
 

Sponsor Information

 
 

6) Please confirm the sponsorship type for this program (See NAACLS Standard I for definitions):

 *

( ) Sponsoring Institution
( ) Consortium Sponsor
( ) Multi-Location Sponsor
 

7) Please describe your institution:*

( ) 4-year College or University
( ) 2-year College or University
( ) Hospital or Medical Center
( ) Non Degree Granting Proprietary School
( ) Independent Laboratory
( ) Military Facility
( ) Academic Health Center/Medical School
( ) Blood Center
( ) Other non-degree granting proprietary institution
 

8) Which agency accredits the institution that sponsors your program?  (Select all that apply)
Note that NAACLS does not accredit institutions.*

[ ] AABB
[ ] Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
[ ] Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
[ ] Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
[ ] Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
[ ] American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
[ ] American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
[ ] American Council on Education (ACE)
[ ] Association of American Universities (AAU)
[ ] Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
[ ] College of American Pathologists
[ ] Det Norske Veritas
[ ] Higher Learning Commission
[ ] The Joint Commission
[ ] Middle States Commission on Higher Education
[ ] Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
[ ] New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE)
[ ] New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions
[ ] New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
[ ] North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees
[ ] North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC)
[ ] Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
[ ] Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education
[ ] Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education
[ ] Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs
[ ] Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
[ ] Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
[ ] Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
[ ] WASC Senior College and University Commission
[ ] Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC)
[ ] Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
[ ] Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
[ ] Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities
[ ] Other - Write In (Required): _________________________________________________*
 

9) Is the institution recognized by the state/province in which it is located?*

( ) Yes  ( ) No
 

Program Information - 2020 survey.

 
 
 

10) Please confirm the program's website URL that we have on file.  If you have to edit it, please do so.*

_________________________________________________
 

11) If someone other than the program director is completing this survey, please list contact information below.  If the program director is completing this survey, then skip this question.

First Name: _________________________________________________
Last Name: _________________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________________________
 

12) What is the status of this program?*

( ) Active
( ) Inactive
( ) Closed
 

13) If the program is closed, when did it close?

_________________________________________________
 

14) PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING AS IT APPLIES TO FULL TIME STUDENTS AT YOUR ACCREDITED/APPROVED PROGRAM *

 

How many months to complete program?

Tuition - Resident, per year (in US Dollars)

Tuition - Non-Resident, per year (in US Dollars)

Class Capacity per start date

Certificate/Diploma requiring less than one year

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

One-Year Undergraduate certificate/diploma

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Two-Year Undergraduate certificate/diploma

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Associate degree

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

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Baccalaureate degree

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Post-Baccalaureate degree

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

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Master's degree

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Doctoral degree

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

 

15) In which month(s) does your program begin?  Check all that apply.*

[ ] Open enrollment
[ ] January
[ ] February
[ ] March
[ ] April
[ ] May
[ ] June
[ ] July
[ ] August
[ ] September
[ ] October
[ ] November
[ ] December
 

16) What percentage of required general education courses can be completed online?*

_________________________________________________
 

17) What percentage of the professional phase of the program can be completed online?*

_________________________________________________
 

18) Please describe the online delivery of the program as you would to a prospective student/ would want us to describe it to potential students.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

19) What was the total number of students in the following categories for 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020?

Similar questions will be asked for different time periods later in this survey.

 

Enrolled

Attrition (left voluntarily or involuntarily)

Graduated

 

 

 

 

Students in the following categories for 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020:

___

___

___

 

Certification Pass Rates- ASCP - 2020 survey.

 
 

20)
For Accredited Programs: ASCP BOC Certification Pass Rates:
For Approved Programs:  ASCP BOC, AMT, NCCT, or NHA Certification Pass Rates:

*You will have the opportunity to provide data for other types of certification on the next page.*

 

For students who graduated between 7/1/16 - 6/30/17

For students who graduated between 7/1/17 - 6/30/18

For students who graduated between 7/1/18 - 6/30/19

A) Total # of Graduates

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

B) # who sat for the exam within first year of graduation

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

C) # who passed the exam within the first year of graduation

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Yearly Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (C/B) x 100

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

 
 

21) Three Year Average Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (total number of students across Row C divided by the total number of students across Row B) x 100
*Do not take total of yearly pass rate percentages and divide by three when determining the three year average.*

_________________________________________________
 
 

Certification Pass Rates- Other - 2020 survey

 
 

22) Does this program document, analyze, and use in program assessment a review of the results of any other certification exam taken by graduates (do not include ASCP BOC for accredited programs or ASCP BOC, AMT, and NCCT for approved programs)? 
 

·If "No", then select "No" and skip the next two questions on this page. 

·If "Yes", then select "Yes", type which exam  is primarily used, and fill out answers for next two questions on this page.

( ) No       ( ) Yes: _________________________________________________*
 

23) Other Certification Pass Rates:

 

For students who graduated between 7/1/16 - 6/30/17

For students who graduated between 7/1/17 - 6/30/18

For students who graduated between 7/1/18 - 6/30/19

A) Total # of Graduates

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

D) # who sat for specified other exam within first year of graduation

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

E) # who passed specified other exam within the first year of graduation

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Yearly other Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (E/D) x 100

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

 
 

24) Three Year Average other Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (total number of students across Row E divided by the total number of students across Row D) x 100
*Do not take total of yearly pass rate percentages and divide by three when determining the three year average.

Please enter "0" for this question if you have no data for this area and the survey is not letting you continue.
_________________________________________________
 

Placement Rates - 2020 survey.

 

25) Placement Rates:*

 

For students who graduated between 7/1/16 - 6/30/17

For students who graduated between 7/1/17 - 6/30/18

For students who graduated between 7/1/18 - 6/30/19

A) Total # of graduates

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

B) # who found employment (in the field or in a closely related field) and/or continued their education within one year of graduation

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

C) # who did neither of the above

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

D) # for which you do NOT have any information

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Yearly Average Placement Rate Percentage: [B/(B+C)] x 100

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

 
 

26) Three Year Average Placement Rate Percentage: = [total number of students across Row B] / [(total number of students across Row B) + (total number of students across Row C)], then multiply by 100:
*Do not take total of yearly placement rate percentages and divide by three when determining the three year average.*

_________________________________________________
 

Grad/Attrition Rates - 2020 survey.

 
 

27) NAACLS BENCHMARK FOR GRADUATION RATES:  Three years consecutive results of graduation rates demonstrating an average of at least 70%** of students who have begun the final half of the program go on to successfully graduate from the program as calculated by the most recent three year period.

Please explain how you define the “final half” of the program.*

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

28) Graduation/Attrition Rates (please note the dates change below):*

 

For students slated to graduate between 7/1/17 - 6/30/18

For students slated to graduate between 7/1/18 - 6/30/19

For students slated to graduate between 7/1/19 - 6/30/20

A) # who began the "final half" of the program

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

B) # who began the "final half" of the program but subsequently left (voluntarily or involuntarily)

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

C) # who began the "final half" of the program but are still currently enrolled

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

D) # who began the "final half" of the program during the given time period and have since graduated

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Yearly Attrition Rate Percentage: (B/A) x100

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Yearly Graduation Rate Percentage: [D/(A-C)] x 100

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

 
 

29) Three Year Average Graduation Rate Percentage: = [total number of students across Row D] / [(total number of students across Row A) - (total number of students across Row C)], then multiply by 100:
*Do not take total of yearly graduation rate percentages and divide by three when determining the three year average.*

_________________________________________________
 

Public Availability of Outcomes - 2020 survey.

 
 

30) Please provide 1 program website address (url) where all following outcomes measures are made available to prospective and enrolled students (Write an "X" if a website is not used, but please note it is preferred):

·Program's Graduate Certification Pass Rates

·Program's Graduation and Attrition Rates

·Program's Graduate Placement Rates

Please make sure that the outcomes are published on the program's landing page.  This page will be the link to your program from the NAACLS.org website. NAACLS Staff will verify.

 *

_________________________________________________
 

31) If websites were not answered for the previous question in any area, then describe how the following outcomes measures are made available to prospective and enrolled students (i.e. Program Brochure, Institution Catalog, etc.):
 

·Program's Graduate Certification Pass Rates

·Program's Graduation and Attrition Rates

·Program's Graduate Placement Rates

Evidence of public availability of outcomes measures must also be submitted on the next question.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

32) Attach the document(s), or other evidence, used to make outcomes measures available to the public.

________1
________2
________3
 

Significant changes & Comments- 2020 survey.

 
 

33) Please describe the repercussions of the COVID 19 pandemic on the program, if any.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

34) Have you had significant changes in your program?

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

35) Please estimate the percentage change in class size since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):
If the answer is 0%, please tap the slider to enter.*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

36) Please estimate the percentage change in budget since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):
If the answer is 0%, please tap the slider to enter.*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

37) Please estimate the percentage change in clinical placements since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):
If the answer is 0%, please tap the slider to enter.*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

38) Please estimate the percentage change in faculty resources (i.e. full-time and part-time faculty, training and experiences for faculty, other resources for faculty that contribute to achieving program goals) since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):
If the answer is 0%, please tap the slider to enter.*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

39) What innovations have you made in the past year? These innovations could include but are not limited to, responses to challenges faced due to COVID 19. (NAACLS defines “innovation” as any technique, delivery method, partnerships, etc. not practiced nor attempted previously.)

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

40) How can we improve your experience with NAACLS?

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

41) General Comments:

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
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Please review and print your answers before submitting your survey

 

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