COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
ENTRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
Positive (Job) Placement
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
Positive (Job) Placement
Directions to the Program: The following questions have been developed by CoARC to guide your analysis and action plan directed
toward improving your outcomes for Positive (Job) Placement. Your Threshold Level of Success results on this outcome have
triggered an accreditation dialogue consisting of assigning a referee and requiring this progress report. The referee is available to
assist you with your preparation of this report and the identification of possible changes to improve your Job Placement results.
Please refer to the CoARC website (www.coarc.com) for the current Thresholds.
REMINDER: Upon completion of this report, please forward a copy electronically to the Executive Office (shelley@coarc.com).
CoARC Program Number:
Program Name:
Your referee is: (Select Referee)
Progress Report Due Date (see CoARC letter):
(Select month-year of CoARC meeting)
The name of the person completing this report:
Your relationship with the program (job title):
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ENTRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
Positive (Job) Placement
POSITIVE (JOB) PLACEMENT CALCULATION GUIDELINES
The threshold set by CoARC for Positive (Job) Placement is 70%, meaning that at least 70% of the graduates, within a three year
reporting period who are:
(a) employed utilizing skills as defined by the scope of practice within the respiratory care profession (i.e. full- or part-time,
per diem, etc.), or
(b) enrolled full- or part-time in another degree program, or
(c) serving in the military.
The CoARC reviews this threshold over the most recent 3-year average reported.
The Positive (Job) Placement outcome as identified in the CoARC letter requesting this progress report:
%
Has there been any change in the Positive (Job) Placement outcomes since the receipt of the CoARC letter requesting this Progress
Report? (Check one of the following boxes)
No
Yes
(if no, proceed to the questions on the next page)
(if yes, complete the information below and then proceed to the questions on the next page)
If you answered ‘Yes’ above, please provide an analysis of the new outcome:
Update and submit your program’s Annual Report of Current Status [RCS] which corresponds with the information you provided
in the chart on the previous page (available at https://rcs.coarc.com/login).
Include a copy of the updated RCS when submitting the Progress Report.
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Positive (Job) Placement
Questions (response is required for each):
1.
When do you survey your graduates to determine if they are employed in the field of respiratory care?
2.
How do you track graduate job placement?
3.
Does your institution have a placement office? If so, do your graduates utilize the service?
4.
List all of the methods utilized by your program to assist in placing the graduates.
5.
Why do you think your graduates are not employed within 10 months of graduation?
If you have any questions concerning this progress report, please call the CoARC Executive Office at (817) 283-2835.
REMINDER: Upon completion of this report, please forward a copy electronically to the Executive Office (shelley@coarc.com).
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