January 2021 | Alderson Broaddus University

AB nursing students volunteer in COVID-19 vaccination effort

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by knicelylm

Alderson Broaddus University is proud to serve the campus community, Barbour County, and the surrounding areas as members of our faculty, staff, and nursing students help support the administration of COVID-19 vaccines locally. Dr. Kim White, associate professor of nursing and chair of AB School of Nursing, shared that, “COVID-19 […]

AB Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff

Posted on January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 by knicelylm

Alderson Broaddus University began inoculating faculty and staff members against COVID-19 during the last week of December, with an initial group of 30 employees. “As we begin the vaccination process,” said Bruce Blankenship, COVID-19 response manager, “I am thankful to our Alderson Broaddus nursing faculty, the Barbour County Health Department […]

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ARC-PA Student Attrition

	Class of 2018	Class of 2019	Class of 2020
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)	36	36	36
Entering class size	36	36	36
Graduates	34	28	34
* Attrition rate	5.5%	22.2%	5.5%
**Graduation rate	94.4%	77.7%	94.4%
Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size. *Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

Physician Assistant

	DIDACTIC PHASE				CLINICAL PHASE			YEARLY TOTALS
	Year 1 Summer	Year 1 Fall	Year 1 Spring	Year 2 Summer	Year 2 Fall	Year 2 Spring	Year 3 Summer	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Total
Tuition	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$15,225	$15,225	$15,225	$15,985	$43,500	$45,675	$15,985	$105,160
General Fee	$0	$105	$105	$0	$105	$105	$0	$210	$210	$0	$420
Allied Health Fee	$0	$100	$100	$0	$100	$100	$0	$200	$200	$0	$400
Parking Fees	$0	$100	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$0	$200
Graduation Fee							$125			$125	$125
Courses, BLS & ACLS	$50	$0	$0	$180	$0	$0	$0	$50	$180	$0	$230
Electronic Patient Logging System	$150	$0	$0	$150	$0	$0	$150	$150	$150	$150	$450
Subtotal Direct Cost	$14,700	$14,805	$14,805	$15,555	$15,430	$15,430	$16,260	$44,310	$46,415	$16,260	$106,985
Books	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$1,000	$0	$3,000
Supplies	$0	$0	$800	$500	$0	$0	$0	$800	$500	$0	$1,300
Room	$3,847	$3,847	$3,847	$3,847	$4,775	$4,775	$4,775	$11,541	$13,397	$4,775	$29,713
Board	$2,100	$2,100	$2,100	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500	$6,300	$6,300	$2,500	$15,100
Transportation	$855	$855	$855	$2,133	$2,133	$2,133	$2,133	$2,565	$6,399	$2,133	$11,097
Personal Expenses	$1,849	$1,849	$1,849	$2,159	$2,159	$2,159	$1,419	$5,547	$6,477	$1,419	$13,443
Certification Exam	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$425	$0	$0	$425	$425
Loan Fees	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$204	$204	$68	$476
Health Insurance	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370	$7,110	$7,110	$2,370	$16,590
Subtotal Indirect Cost	$12,089	$12,089	$12,889	$14,577	$14,005	$14,005	$13,690	$37,067	$42,587	$13,690	$93,344
TOTAL								$81,377	$89,002	$29,950	$200,329