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Accreditation Decisions
COA meets two times each year (April and October) and utilizes special meetings, if necessary.
Current decisions of COA are reported on this webpage and decisions since October 2013, may be reviewed under the tab -
Past COA Decisions. Effective in 2019, accreditation decision information is included in the ABFSE Directory of Accredited Programs.
Committee on Accreditation (COA) Actions:
August 2021
The Committee on Accreditation of the American Board of Funeral Service Education took the following actions regarding these funeral service/mortuary science education programs at a special Zoom meeting on August 12, 2021:
Review Administrative Probation.
Arapahoe Community College
- Littleton, CO
Arapahoe Community College named James Hurley as Interim Program Director. This satisfies the Administrative Probation status and the program is returned to Good Standing.
Show Cause.
Ivy Tech Community College - Central
- Indianapolis, IN
Program was on Administrative Probation status during the search for a new Program Director. During teach out, courses were not taught by qualified faculty members. By February 15, 2022, the program must Show Cause why accreditation should not be removed. No new cohort of students may be admitted for Fall 2021.
Initial Accreditation.
Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Memphis, TN
Program requested review of the July 2021 COA decision to remove Candidacy.
Following the review, COA reversed the decision and granted Initial Accreditation for a period of 3 years with the stipulation to submit an annual update of the program assessment plan.
The following institutions/programs will be considered for scheduled re-accreditation through a formal review by the
Committee on Accreditation at the next meeting in Nashville, TN October 14-15, 2021.
Re-accreditation.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College - Mesa, AZ
Florida State College
- Jacksonville, FL
Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service - Decatur, GA
John A. Gupton College - Nashville, TN
Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Milwaukee, WI
Piedmont Technical College - Greenwood, SC
The above schedule is subject to change.
Public comment regarding the COA decisions or the programs subject to re-accreditation
consideration may be submitted to the ABFSE office prior to September 1, 2021.
Executive Director
Robert C. Smith III
992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108
Woodbury
Heights, NJ 08097
Office: (816) 233-3747
Email: exdir@abfse.org
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June 2021
The Committee on Accreditation of the American
Board of Funeral Service Education took the following actions regarding these funeral service/mortuary science education programs at the June 15, 2021 Zoom meeting:
Re-Accreditation. (for a period of seven years)
Tidewater Community College - Virginia Beach, VA
With commendations for the strength of
the Program Director and Faculty, the strong working relationship between Institutional Research and the Funeral Service program and the overall level of support of the program provided by
the college.
Distance Education.
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana -
Hope, Arkansas
Substantive Change to offer the accredited program via distance education was approved following a Focus Visit.
Probation.
Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Memphis, TN
Program failed to meet the recordkeeping, documentation and assessment stipulations that resulted in Probation for Candidacy in April, 2021.
Initial Accreditation is denied with the option to appeal the decision available for 30 days. If no appeal is requested, Candidacy is withdrawn effective August 1, 2021.
Ivy Tech Community College
- Indianapolis, IN
Program is placed on Administrative Probation while undergoing a search to hire a new Program Director and faculty member. No new cohort of students will be admitted for Fall 2021.
Candidacy. (for a period of one year)
Arkansas State University – Mountain Home - Mountain Home,
AR
Candidacy approved for one year.
Other actions taken by the Committee on Accreditation did not affect the accredited status of the programs involved.
The following institutions/programs will be considered for scheduled re-accreditation through a formal review by the Committee on Accreditation at the
next meeting in Nashville, TN October 14-15, 2021.
October 14-15, 2021
Re-Accreditation.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College - Mesa, AZ
Florida State College - Jacksonville, FL
Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service
- Decatur, GA
John A. Gupton College - Nashville, TN
Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee, WI
Piedmont Technical College - Greenwood, SC
The above schedule is subject to change.
Public comment regarding the above may be submitted to the ABFSE office prior to September 1, 2021.
Executive Director
Robert C. Smith III
992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
Office: (816) 233-3747
Email: exdir@abfse.org
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April 2021
The Committee on Accreditation of the
American Board of Funeral Service Education took the following actions regarding these funeral service/mortuary science education programs at the April 13-14, 2021 Zoom meeting:
Initial Accreditation. Initial Accreditation is granted for three years.
Columbus Technical College
– Columbus, GA
with the following requirements to be addressed:
• Identify lab components for Embalming and Restorative Art in course descriptions.
• Describe the method used to compute faculty release time.
Cape Cod Community College
– West Barnstable, MA
Received approval for its own program after facilitating a teach-out of students displaced when Mt. Ida College closed in 2018.
Goodwin University
– E. Hartford, CT
Funeral Service program is now accredited on its own merits after accepting the transfer of an existing program when Lincoln College closed in 2018.
Return to good standing.
E. Mississippi Community College – Scooba, MS
Program will submit an updated assessment plan by February 15, 2022.
Probation.
American Academy McAllister Institute
– New York, NY
Probation status requires the following issues to be addressed by March 1, 2022:
• Verify accuracy of 2020 Annual Report data
• Verify compliance with accreditation standards that took effect January 1, 2020
• Standard 1 - Internal structure and organization
• Standard 2 - Program Learning Outcomes
• Standard 3 - Publish required accreditation statement in consistent fashion.
• Standard 6 - Verify student - teacher ratios.
• Standard 10 - Demonstrate that the program assessment plan is in compliance with the standard.
Southwest Tennessee Community College – Memphis, TN
Candidacy status continued on Probation. Decision on Initial Accreditation to be addressed during June 15, 2021 meeting.
Candidacy.
North Shore Community College – Danvers, MA
Candidacy approved for one year.
Other actions taken by the Committee on Accreditation did not affect the accredited status of the programs involved.
Public comment regarding the above may be submitted to the ABFSE office prior to September 1, 2021.
Executive Director
Robert C. Smith III
992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
Office: (816) 233-3747
Email: exdir@abfse.org
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Past COA Decisions
(all documents below are presented in PDF format)
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