Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
415
Barren Springs Drive
Houston, TX 77090
Cody Lopasky, President
Phone: (281) 873-0262
FAX: (281) 873-5232
Email: c.lopasky@commonwealth.edu
Web: www.commonwealth.edu
Accredited Degree
Offered: Associate of Applied Science
Distance Education - YES
Part-time option available - No
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1˝ 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 Applied Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 1988/Last comprehensive review 2017/Next comprehensive review 2024
Re-accreditation: April 2018 for period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decision: April 2018 re-accreditation with no stipulations.
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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
3909 S. Buckner Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75227
Lisa Meehan, Academic Dean
Phone: (214) 388-5466
Email: lisameehan@dallasinstitute.edu
Web: www.dallasinstitute.edu
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - YES
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1˝ 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 in Applied Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 1946/Last comprehensive review 2024/Next comprehensive review 2031
Re-accreditation: October 2024 for period of seven (7) years with one stipulations.
Most recent Accreditation decisions: April 2019 - accepted the Focus Visit report required following April 2018 approval to offer the accredited AAS degree program via distance education.
-June 2024 - COA approved a change in the institutional mission statement and a curriculum change that establishes a uniform curriculum plan for all Pierce schools. COA is to receive copies of the communication explaining the changes that were shared with students.
-October 2024 – required copies of communications received.
Re-accreditation for period of seven (7) years with stipulation to provide evidence of consistent inspections of all sites where students embalm by March 1, 2025.
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Northeast Texas Community College
Funeral Service Education
2886 FM 1735, Chapel Hill Road
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455
Rebecca M. R. Gardner, Program Director
Phone: (903) 434-8314
Email: rgardner@ntcc.edu
Web: www.ntcc.edu/funeralservice
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - YES
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1˝ 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 Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science - Funeral Service Education
Initial Accreditation 2018/Last comprehensive review 2022/Next comprehensive review 2028
Re-accreditation: April 2022 for period of seven (7) years (original accreditation extension granted during Covid-19 pandemic)
Most recent Accreditation decisions: April 2019 accepted monitoring report for distance education courses required after Initial Accreditation.
-April 2022 - Re-accreditation granted with stipulation to submit an updated assessment plan that incorporates Program Learning Outcomes as identified in Standard 2. Updated plan due February 2023.
COA acknowledged the level of institutional support for the program, leadership of the program director, the dedication of the program faculty, modern facilities and a supportive Advisory Board.
-April 2023 -updated assessment plan accepted.
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San Antonio College
Mortuary Science Program
1819 N. Main Avenue NTC 238
San Antonio, TX 78212
José Luis Moreno, Program Coordinator
Phone: (210) 486-1136
Email: jmoreno144@alamo.edu
Web: www.alamo.edu/sac/mortuary
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - NO
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1˝ 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 - Mortuary Science
Initial Accreditation 1963/Last comprehensive review 2024/Next comprehensive review 2031
Re-accreditation: October 2024 for period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decisions: October 2017 re-accreditation with no stipulations.
-October 2024 re-accreditation with no stipulations.
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