Consumer Information
Graduation Rate
According to the Association for Biblical Higher Education, the graduation rate is based on the number of students from a given year who have graduated within 150% of the time published as required for the program. PVBI graduation rate for first-time, full-time students who committed to a program starting Fall 2020 and completed a program by 2026 was 62% (n=8 out of 13).
Academic/Student Learning Outcomes
The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are articulated in the Mission Statement and the Institutional Goals (spiritual, academic, social, practical, see Catalog, pp. 8-9). Since the faculty and staff members get to know students personally, they are asked to indicate formally how well PVBI is achieving the stated goals. Their specific ratings on a scale of 1 to 6 each year indicate that PVBI is achieving the stated goals in students’ lives.
Graduates in Ministry
Eighty-five percent of the four-year graduates from 2023 to 2026 are active in ministry and/or employed in a related field, including ministers’ wives (n=34 out of 40); in addition, one graduate is taking further education. In addition to the United States, graduates are currently serving in 18 countries outside the US: Armenia, Brazil, Canada, Honduras, India, Israel, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and Vanuatu. PVBI alumni have also served in Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Mongolia, Namibia, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Burundi, Taiwan, and Ukraine.
Transfer Credits and Graduates Pursuing Advanced Education
As additional evidence of academic quality the Academic Dean maintains a list summarizing the accredited colleges and universities that have granted transfer credit as well as 19 graduate schools and seminaries that have accepted 60 PVBI graduates to pursue graduate studies.
Student Services
Students rate their satisfaction with various aspects of campus life on the commercially available Ruffalo Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, which is administered in many other ABHE schools. On a scale of 1 to 7, students indicate they are well satisfied. In fact, students indicated higher levels of satisfaction at Penn View, than their peers did on average at ABHE schools generally.
Retention Rate
PVBI retention rate for first-time, full-time freshmen in Fall 2025 who committed to a program and returned to continue in Fall 2026 was 85% (n=11 out of 13). (Fall-to-Fall Retention)
Pass/Fail Rate of EMS Courses
PVBI EMS Institute Statistics
111 ( total EMS students)
AEMT-
- Passed the class: 93% (N=15)
- First time pass rate: 73% of those who have tested passed National Registry certification exam on the first try. (N=11)
- Certified: 91% of those who have attempted the certification exam are certified. (N=11)
EMT-
- Passed the class: 92% (N=62)
- First time pass rate: 70% of those who have tested passed National Registry certification exam on the first try. (N=43)
- Certified: 79% of those who have attempted the certification exam are certified. (N=43)
EMR-
- Passed the class: 97% (N=34)
- First time pass rate: 75% of those who have tested passed National Registry certification exam on the first try. (N=12)
- Certified: 75% of those who have attempted the certification exam are certified. (N=12)