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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 Line 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 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Baccalaureate degree _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Post-Baccalaureate degree _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
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?

  Enrolled Attrition (left voluntarily or involuntarily) Graduated
       
Students in the following categories for 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020: ___ ___ ___
 

20) Graduates of the program for the previous 3 years*

  Graduated between 7/1/16 - 6/30/17 Graduated between 7/1/17 - 6/30/18 Graduated between 7/1/18 - 8/30/19
       
Total Number of Students who Graduated ___ ___ ___
 

Certification Pass Rates- ASCP - 2020 survey

 
 

21) ASCP BOC Certification Pass Rates for Graduates from the following years:
 

  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) # who sat for the ASCP BOC exam within first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
B) # who passed the ASCP BOC exam within the first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yearly Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (B/A) x 100 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

22) Three Year Average Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (Row B / Row A) x 100:*

_________________________________________________
 

Certification Pass Rates- AMT - 2020 survey

 

23) AMT Certification Pass Rates for graduates from the following years:
 

  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) # who sat for the AMT exam within first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
B) # who passed the AMT exam within the first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yearly Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (B/A) x 100 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

24) Three Year Average AMT Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (Row B / Row A) x 100*

_________________________________________________
 

Certification Pass Rates- NHA and NCCT - 2020 survey

 

25) NHA and NCCT Certification Pass Rates for graduates from the following years:
 

  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) # who sat for the exam(s) within first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
B) # who passed the exam(s) within the first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yearly Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (B/A) x 100 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

26) Three Year Average NHA and NCCT Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (Row B / Row A) x 100

_________________________________________________
 

Certification Pass Rates- Other - 2020 survey

 
 

27) 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 information from previous questions)? 
 

·If "No", then select "No" and go to the next page.

·If "Yes", then select "Yes", type the exams used, and fill out answers on this page.*

( ) No     ( ) Yes: _________________________________________________*
 

28) Other Certification Pass Rates for graduates from the following years:
 

  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) # who sat for specified other exam(s) within first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
B) # who passed specified other exam(s) within the first year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yearly Other Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (B/A) x 100 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

29) Three Year Average Other Certification Pass Rate Percentage: (Row B /Row A) x 100:

_________________________________________________
 

Placement Rates - 2020 survey

 

30) Placement Rates for graduates from the following years:

 

  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) # who found employment (in the field or in a closely related field) and/or continued their education within one year of graduation _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
B) # who did neither of the above _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
C) # for which you do NOT have any information _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yearly Average Placement Rate Percentage: [A/(A+B)] x 100 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

31) Three Year Average Placement Rate Percentage: = (Row A / (Row A + Row B)) *100:*

_________________________________________________
 

Grad/Attrition Rates - 2020 survey

 
 

32) GRADUATION RATES: 
Please explain how you define the “final half” of the program (please see the NAACLS Standards Compliance Guide for more information).*

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

33) 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 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
 
 

34) Three Year Average Graduation Rate Percentage: = (Row D / (Row A - Row C)) * 100:*

_________________________________________________
 

Public Availability of Outcomes - 2020 survey

 
 

35) 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.*

_________________________________________________
 

36) 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.
 

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

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

________1
________2
________3
 

Significant changes & Comments- 2020 survey

 
 

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

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

39) Have you had significant changes in your program?

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

40) Please estimate the percentage change in class size since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

41) Please estimate the percentage change in budget since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

42) Please estimate the percentage change in clinical placements since the release of last year's annual survey (Sept 2019):*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

43) 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):*

-100 ________________________[__]_____________________________ 100
 

44) 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.)

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

45) How can we improve your experience with NAACLS?

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 

46) General Comments:

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
 
 

Please review and print your answers before submitting your survey

  Thank You! 
 
 
 
 
 

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