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Columbus Technical College
Funeral Service Education
928 Manchester
Expressway
Columbus, GA 31904
Tyice Mills, Program Director
Phone: (706) 641-5630
FAX: -----
Email: tdmills@columbustech.edu
Web: https://www.columbustech.edu/academics/programs-of-study/division-of-business-overview/funeral-service-education/
Accredited
Degree Offered: Associate of Applied Science
Distance Education - NO
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Accreditation
Program and Institution Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Service Education
Initial Accreditation 2021/Last comprehensive review 2024/Next comprehensive review 2031
Re-accreditation: Re-accreditation for a period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decisions: April 2021 - Initial Accreditation granted for period of three years with follow-up report due
October 2021 to address description of lab components in Embalming and Restorative Art courses and to describe the method used to compute faculty release time.
-June 2021- COA accepted and approved the follow-up report submitted early and acknowledged the Substantive Change naming a new Program Director.
-October 2023 – Administrative Probation for failure to submit improvement plan for NBE pass rate.
-April 2024 – Administrative Probation status amended. Return to good standing pending outcome of next comprehensive review.
-October 2024 – Re-accreditation for a period of seven (7) years with the requirement to submit an updated assessment plan by September 1, 2025.
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Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service
5141 Snapfinger Woods Drive
Decatur, GA 30035
Khadijah McDaniel, Program Director
Phone: (470) 574-4236
FAX: (770) 593-1891
Email: kmcdaniel@pierce.edu
Web: www.gupton-jones.edu
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate of Applied Science (AAS); Associate of Science in teach out status
Distance Education - YES
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Contact the program directly for information regarding success of Distance Education graduates.
Accreditation
Program and Institution Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 1969/Last comprehensive review 2021 / Next comprehensive review 2028
Re-accreditation: October 2021 accreditation extended during Probation activity.
Most recent Accreditation decisions:
-April 2020 - final approval of distance education program.
-October 2021 - Probation. Topics to be addressed no later than October 2022 include: provide evidence of faculty training in
on-line courses (Standard 6 and Appendix E); provide evidence of preceptor training (Standard 6.2.2); provide evidence of
regular and substantive interaction in on-line courses (Standard 6 and Appendix E); provide evidence of affiliation agreements
for each clinical site being utilized (Standard 7.2.4); demonstrate how course level assessment is used to improve student
outcomes (Standard 10.2); demonstrate that student outcome data, complaint policies and stakeholder comments are
reviewed (Standard 1.5); present a plan to improve student outcomes and clarify policy (Standards 1.5, 1.6, 5.3).
-June 2022 - Probation issues satisfied. Return to Good Standing.
Re-accreditation for period of seven (7) years from date of last accreditation.
Mid-cycle review will be scheduled in 2025.
Date of in-person follow-up to virtual visit will be determined.
-October 2022 - In-person follow-up visit completed.
-October 2023 - Substantive Change approved to replace Associate of Science degree with AAS.
-April 2024 - Substantive Change accepted naming new Program Director.
-June 2024 - COA denied the application for a change in the institutional mission statement due to inaccurate documentation.
-October 2024 – Change in institutional mission statement approved.
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Ogeechee Technical College
Funeral Service Education
One Joseph E. Kennedy Boulevard
Statesboro, GA 30458
Michele F. Rupar, Program Director
Phone: (800) 646-1316 or (912) 681-5500
FAX: (912) 486-7604
Email: mrupar@ogeecheetech.edu
Web: www.ogeecheetech.edu/academics/funeral-service-education
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate of Applied Science
Distance Education - YES (Less than 50%)
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Service Education
Initial Accreditation 2002/Last comprehensive review 2019/Next comprehensive review 2026
Re-accreditation: October 2019 for period of seven (7) years
Most recent Accreditation decision: October 2019 reaccredited with no stipulations. Important factors in the
decision were improved student success on the national licensing examination, consistent timely graduation
rates and the student-centered approach demonstrated by the program and institution.
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