The Board of Certification (BOC) is the certifying agency for the National Athletic
Trainers' Association (NATA). The mission of the BOC is to provide exceptional credentialing
programs for health care professional to assure protection of the public. The National
Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) is the national membership organization for
the profession of athletic training. The mission of the NATA is to enhance the quality
of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic
training profession. ATS are eligible to sit for the BOC certification exam upon graduation
from a CAATE accredited program.
Board of Certification Outcomes Data
Student BOC Pass Rate
| |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
3-Year Aggregate |
| Number of students graduating from program |
13 |
5 |
10 |
28 |
| Number of students graduating from program who took examination |
12 |
5 |
10 |
27 |
| Number of students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
9 |
3 |
8 |
20 |
| Percentage of students who passed the examination on the first attempt. |
75% |
60% |
80% |
74% |
| Number of students who passed the examination regardless of the # of attempts |
11 |
3 |
8 |
22 |
| Percentage of students who passed the examination regardless of the # of attempts |
92% |
60% |
80% |
81% |
Student Graduation Rates
| |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
3-Year Aggregate |
| Number of students graduating from program |
13 |
5 |
10 |
28 |
| Student Graduation Rate (%) |
100% |
83% |
91% |
93% |
Program Retention Rates
| |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
| Enrolled Students |
13 |
6 |
10 |
| Retention Rate (%) |
100% |
100% |
91% |
Student Employment Rates
| |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
3-Year Aggregate |
| Number of students employed as AT |
5 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
| Student employment rate as AT (%) |
38% |
20% |
50% |
39% |
| Number of students employed as other |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
| Student employment rate as other (%) |
8% |
n/a |
n/a |
4% |
| Number of students not employed |
6 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| Student not employed rate (%) |
46% |
40% |
50% |
46% |
