Piedmont Technical College
Funeral Service Education
P.O. Box
1467
Greenwood, SC 29648
Dedrick Gantt, Program Director
Phone: (864) 941-8774
FAX: (864)-941-8306
Email: gantt.d@ptc.edu
Web: https://catalog.ptc.edu/academic-programs/business-information-technology-public-service-commercial-art/funeral-service-education-curricula/funeral-service-aas/
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - YES (Less than 50%)
Part-time option available - No
* 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 in Applied Science - Funeral Service Education
Initial Accreditation 2000/Last comprehensive review 2021/Next comprehensive review 2028
Re-accreditation: April 2021 for period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decisions: April 2019 - program placed on Probation for failure to meet Standard 11.4.1 (3-year average pass rate on national licensing exam is less than 60%)
-April 2020 - program returned to good standing after demonstrating improved 3-year average pass rate on the national licensing exam.
-October 2021 - program re-accredited with no stipulations and recognition of faculty who work as an effective team, an active
Advisory Committee, operation of a donor program and pet crematory to supplement instruction and the support of the Piedmont
Funeral Service Foundation for scholarships.
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