PANCE Results

Physician Assistant Education Program PANCE Results

After graduation, students take the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).  The University of Nebraska Physician Assistant Program has had consistantly higher pass rates for first-time takers compared to the national averages. 

Graduating Class

Program First time taker
pass rate

NCCPA national first time taker pass rate

2008

100%

94%

2007

95%

93%

2006

97%

92%

2005

97%

91%

2004

100%

90%

Five Year Average

98%

92%