Program Mission Covenant School of Radiography strives to graduate students with the entry level skills required of a radiologic technologist who will strive to assist others in both understanding our values of Service, Excellence, Dignity, and Justice and how to put these values into practice in our daily lives. Our Values Service, Excellence, Dignity, and Justice Goal 1: Students will be able to safely and competently perform radiographic procedures. Students will practice radiation safety at all times. Students will correctly use identifying lead markers and patient identification on radiographs. Students will demonstrate an understanding of equipment operation by utilizing psychomotor and critical thinking skills. Students will effectively demonstrate the ability to organize and proceed with work assignments in a knowledgeable and professional manner. Students will demonstrate compassion and empathy while dealing with patients by applying affective domain. Students will present diagnostic radiographs to the radiologists for interpretation. Goal 2: Students will evaluate the importance of professional development and growth. Students will be able to identify unprofessional and unethical behavior and understand how ethics and professional behavior impact the lives of patients, their families, their health care providers, their communities, and the country. Students will understand their legal obligations to their patients and to the hospital/institution. Students will display professional development and growth. Goal 3: Students will use critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will be able to identify and correct technical and positional errors on radiographs. Students will be able to select acceptable technical factors by utilizing critical thinking skills. Students will be able to identify nonroutine situations and adjust technical factors and modify positioning method to fit the patient s condition or environment. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate film quality by utilizing critical thinking skills. Page 1 of 5
Goal 4: Students will be able to communicate effectively. Students will practice written communication skills. Students will be able to communicate orally and interact effectively with physicians and coworkers. Goal 5: The school will deliver an effective educational program. Students will indicate satisfaction with clinical rotations. Students will indicate satisfaction with clinical instructors. Graduates will indicate overall satisfaction with the educational program. The program will monitor input from its communities of interest for suggestions of improvement. Graduates and alumni will indicate that the program adequately prepared them to perform the duties of a general radiographer. Graduates will pass the ARRT exam on the first attempt. The school will maintain a high Program Completion Rate. Employers will indicate satisfaction with the ability of graduates to perform safely and competently. Graduates will find employment within 12 months of graduation. Students will indicate overall satisfaction with instructor performance. Accreditation information: The Covenant School of Radiography Program (CSOR) is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Effectiveness data for the program is available on the JRCERT and CSOR websites. Contact information for JRCERT: 20 N. Wacker Drive, Ste 2850 Chicago, Il 60606-3182 Phone 312-704-5300 Fax 312-704-5304 Website www.jrcert.org E-mail mail@jrcert.org Page 2 of 5
Five-year average job placement rate of not less than 75 percent within twelve (six months prior to 2013) months of graduation. : 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017 Percent job placement 2013 93.33% 15 of 15 graduates completed graduate F/U 12 employed in the field of radiography 1 unemployed 2 not actively seeking employment in radiography 2014 92.8% 14 of 14 graduates completed graduate F/U 13 employed in the field of radiography 1 not actively seeking employment in radiography 2015 100% 11 of 16 graduates completed graduate F/U 15 full-time 1 part-time 2016 100% 16 of 16 graduates completed graduate F/U 16 full-time 0 part-time 2017 100% 15 of 15 graduates completed graduate F/U 15 full-time 0 part-time 5 year average 97.23% Page 3 of 5
Program completion rate Covenant School of Radiography is defined as the number of students who complete the program within 150% of the stated program length. The program length is 20-months. : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 Percent of students that completed program 2013 93.75% 16 began, 15 graduated; 1 dismissal for policy violation 2014 87.5% 16 began, 14 graduated; 2 dismissals for grades 2015 81.25% 16 began, 13 graduated 1 dismissed for grades 2 withdrew 2016 100% 16 began, 16 graduated 2017 100% 15 began, 15 graduated 5 year average 92.5% Page 4 of 5
Five- year average credentialing examination (American Registry of Radiologic Technologist Radiography exam) pass rate of not less than 75 percent at first attempt within six months of graduation. : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 Percent passing on 1 st attempt 2013 92.86% 13 of 14 students passed on 1 st attempt. 2014 83.33% 10 of 12 students passed on 1 st attempt. 2015 84.62% 11 of 13 students passed on 1 st attempt 2016 86.67% 13 of 15 students passed on 1 st attempt (one student took exam after 6 months and was not included in this assessment) 2017 93.33% 14 of 15 students passed on 1 st attempt 5 year average 88.16% Five- year average credentialing examination (ARRT exam) pass rate Students taking exam within 6 months of graduation Taking Exam # Passing Exam 2013 14 13 2014 12 10 2015 13 11 2016 15 13 2017 15 14 69 61 Raw Data Calculation: 61/69 = 88.41% Note: For more information regarding program effectiveness data visit the JRCERT website at www.jrcert.org. Page 5 of 5