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Address & Contact

Our Address

515 N Main St, Wingate, NC 28174, United States

GPS

34.988700534584126, -80.44827600305504

Telephone

(704) 233-8993

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

GRE (competitive ~50th percentile), cumulative GPA (~3.2 min), min 500 direct PCE hours, 3 LOR; rolling holistic review with interview.

Two-campus program (Wingate + Hendersonville).

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: Varies by cycle

The interview runs two to three hours and combines a one-to-one meeting with faculty, a class observation, a Q&A with current PA students, and multiple mini interviews. Roughly 14–20 students are interviewed per session, September through February, and the admissions office follows up with your status within three weeks. The program states a preference for Wingate graduates and Wingate PA Advantage participants.

Summarized from Wingate University’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-07-26. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Wingate University PA Program Mission Statement

The Wingate University Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the community in which they practice.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Wingate, North Carolina
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 27 months
  • Class Capacity: 60 (40 Wingate + 20 Hendersonville)
  • Seat Deposit: $1,500
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $115,103
  • Resident tuition: $104,188 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $104,188 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 95%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 97%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.2
  • Science GPA: 3.2
  • Prereq GPA: 3.20
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • One from a healthcare provider (MD, DO, PA, or NP); the other from a professor or academic advisor

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

Second campus: Hendersonville, NC

This program is also taught at an ARC-PA-recognized campus in Hendersonville, NC. ⚠️ You apply to this campus separately in CASPA. It is its own entry — choosing the wrong one, or assuming a single application covers both, can cost you the cycle.

  • Seats at this campus: ~20 (Hendersonville campus only). Verbatim: "The Wingate University PA Studies Program accepts 60 students per cohort. About forty students are admitted to the Wingate campus and twenty to the Hendersonville campus." DIFFERS from parent/Win
  • Tuition: $104,188 (total tuition to completion, 2026-2027 rates, Hendersonville-specific published table)
  • Program length: 27 months (7 semesters). Program-wide and explicitly stated to be a single shared curriculum: "Our program is 27 months long, or seven semesters." / "The Wingate University PA Program offers one program at two campus locations: Hendersonvil
  • Class starts: August (late August). "The program admits one class each year, beginning in late August." / "New cohorts matriculate in August of each year." Explicitly one shared cohort start for both campuses.
  • Application deadline: January 15 (CASPA verification), rolling admissions — no campus-specific deadline published; deadline text is stated program-wide. For the fall 2027 entering class: "the CASPA portal will open on April 30, 2026, and close January 15, 2027.
  • Delivery: On-campus at Hendersonville, delivered via synchronous distance education shared with the Wingate campus; all hands-on instruction is in person at Hendersonville. Verbatim: "The program uses synchronous distance education (SDE) to provide o

How this campus differs: 1) CLASS SIZE — Hendersonville admits ~20 per cohort vs ~40 at the Wingate campus (60 program-wide). 2) TOTAL TUITION + FEES — Hendersonville's published grand total is $114,953 vs $115,103 for the Wingate campus; the difference is the $150

Campus details on the program’s own site →

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