Program Outcomes
CACREP Outcome Statistics
- 23 students graduated from the CRMH program in 2023.
- The completion rate of the program is 100 percent.
- The CRC examination pass rate among our 2023 graduates is 89 percent.
- The job placement rate of CRMH graduates who were actively seeking employment after graduation in 2023 is 100 percent.
2023 Program Evaluation Outcomes Report
Program Enrollment and Student Performance
Our full‐time program admits students each year in the fall. In the academic year 2022-2023 we had forty-eight (48) students enrolled.
Twenty-three (23) students graduated from the program in 2023 for a completion rate of 100%.
Student outcomes are evaluated each year on a variety of different metrics that are part of the overall program evaluation and college assessment process. The graduate school at the University of North Carolina does not give letter grades, but rather grades on a High Pass, Pass, Low Pass and Fail system. All students in the program earn High Pass or Pass grades.
Graduates’ Examination Pass Rates
For the past five years, the CRMHC program has averaged a 98 percent pass rate on the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam, which is much higher than the national average (www.crccertification.com).
Employment of Graduates
Of our twenty-three (23) graduates, twenty (20) are employed, two (2) are in PhD programs, and one is taking a maternity leave before employment for a 100% job placement rate. The graduates are employed in a variety of positions in mental health settings, on ACT teams, working with individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries, and helping individuals with disabilities find meaningful employment. Graduates from past classes have been admitted to PhD. programs in rehabilitation counselor education, counselor education, clinical psychology, school counseling and school psychology.
Conference Attendance
We encourage and support students to present at regional, state, and national rehabilitation counseling and mental health counseling conferences. Each year students present at a variety of conferences including the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, the North Carolina Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NCRA) Conference, the American Counseling Association (ACA) conference, the North Carolina Counseling Association (NCAA) conference and the North Carolina Conference on Visual Impairment and Blindness.
Program Faculty
We have six full-time faculty members who teach our accredited CACREP curriculum, including three full‐time tenured faculty members, one full-time tenure track faculty member, and two full-time clinical assistant professors. The full-time instructor to student ratio is 1:8.
CHAPTER 53 of the North Carolina BOARD OF LICENSED CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS (NCBLCMHC)
21NCAC 53 .0305 – accepts the CRC exam as one of the national exams they will accept as one of the criteria necessary to become licensed as a professional counselor.