Red Rocks Community College
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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the RRCC PA Program is to prepare physician assistants to serve all communities by practicing professional, empathetic, inclusive, team-based medicine with a focus on primary care.
Program features
RRCC PA Program is the only Master’s Degree granting community college in the nation; newly constructed facility includes on-site cadaver and simulation labs and mock clinic space; established faculty team with numerous local, state and national appointments; exemplary reputation of the Program and graduates benefit job placement opportunities for current students; program awarded a nearly $1 million grant to support longitudinal clinical placements in rural Colorado communities.
Clinical rotations
Students complete about 12 months of SCPEs, each 4‑6 weeks long, for a total of nine rotations covering family medicine, internal medicine, women's health, pediatrics, emergency medicine, surgery, behavioral health, and inpatient medicine.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- No
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
93.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
32
Cohort
Resident tuition
$72,231
Total program
Student:faculty
3.2:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 15, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 2,000
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Single decision date
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
This program has separate tuition rates for resident and non-resident students.
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
5 recorded policy fields
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Math
3 required courses.
- College Algebra
- Calculus
- Statistics
Science
7 required courses.
- Physics
- Cell Biology/Cell Physiology
- Genetics
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Anatomy & Physiology Combined
- Organic Chemistry
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.49
- Avg science GPA
- 3.43
Gender
- female 78%
- male 22%
Ethnicity
- white 42%
- hispanic 26%
- asian 23%
- other 6%
- black 3%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2023): 97.0%
Two-year average: 93.5%
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8 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1998/10/01
- Last continued
- January 2017
- Next review
- July 2027
- September 2025Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
- March 2025Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
- March 2023Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
- March 2021Program Change
Program Change: Change in maximum class size (maximum class size remains 32). Commission determined program demonstrated adequate resources and rationale to accept one-time transfer of student who replaces a decelerated student. No further information requested.
- March 2021Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
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Where this data comes from
- paschoolfinder.com/item/midwestern-university-downers-groveUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.