North Central College
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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The North Central College Master's Degree Physician Assistant program will prepare our diverse students to become competent medical providers who deliver humane, patient and relationship-centered primary care in collaboration with healthcare professionals while developing future leaders committed to community service, life-long learning and advancement of the PA profession. The Program's Five Foundational Pillars of Excellence are as follows: Humanism, Scholarship, Innovation, Leadership, and Community.
Program features
ON campus simulation lab; anatomage-virtual cadaver lab; inter-professional education experiences; community service; leadership class; Capstone project
Clinical rotations
The program includes seven core clinical rotations lasting six weeks each (Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Behavioral/Mental Health) plus a four‑week elective, with a minimum of 32 hours per week and on‑campus assessments after each core rotation.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
83.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
32
Cohort
Tuition
$130,000
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
10:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 750
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 15 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Humanities
Science
6 required courses.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- Microbiology with lab
- General or Organic Chemistry with lab
- Biochemistry
- Science at the 200 level or above
Course requirement details
9 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.67
- Avg science GPA
- 3.57
Gender
- female 94%
- male 6%
Ethnicity
- white 50%
- hispanic 27%
- asian 18%
- black 5%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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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 (2025): 90.0%
Two-year average: 83.5%
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3 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2021/10/02
- Next review
- April 2026
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of revised SCPE preceptor evaluations for each required SCPE and revised initial and ongoing Assessment of Clinical Site forms. No further information required.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information of the report providing evidence of revised SCPE preceptor evaluations and revised initial and ongoing Assessment of Clinical Site forms.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information of the report addressing 5th edition standards. Additional information due January 2, 2025.
- March 2024Provisional Accreditation
Accreditation-Provisional (following Provisional Monitoring review); Program demonstrates continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class of students. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2026 (Final Provisional). Maximum class size: 32.
- September 2021Provisional Accreditation
Accreditation-Provisional; Next Comprehensive Evaluation: TBD (Provisional Monitoring). The program is approved for a maximum class size of 32.
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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.