Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
Funeral Services Program
13101 Route 1 (formerly Jefferson Davis Hwy)
Chester, VA 23831
Richard Sikon, Program
Director
Phone: (804) 706-5066
FAX: (804) 768-6624
Email: rsikon@brightpoint.edu
Web: https://www.brightpoint.edu/majors/funeral-services-aas
Accredited Degree
Offered: Associate in Applied Science
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 Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science - Funeral Services
Initial Accreditation 1973/Last comprehensive review 2019/Next comprehensive review 2026
Re-accreditation: October 2019 for period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decision: October 2019 for period of seven (7) years with no stipulations. Important factors in the decision were the efficient response to site visit team comments, the strength of the program assessment plan and the level of institutional support for technology and distance education.
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Tidewater Community College
Funeral Service Program
1700 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Joseph F. Walton, Program Director
Phone: (757) 822-7074
FAX: (757) 822-7483
Email: jwalton@tcc.edu
Web: www.tcc.edu/funeralservices
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 Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 2008/Last comprehensive review 2021 (re-scheduled due to Covid-19 pandemic)/Next comprehensive review 2027
Re-accreditation: June 2021 for period of seven (7) years from last scheduled review (2020)
Most recent Accreditation decision: June 2021 - re-accreditation for period of 7 years from last scheduled review (2020) with commendations for the strength of the Program Director and Faculty, strong working relationship between Institutional Research and the Funeral Service program and the overall level of support of the program provided by the college.
-June 2022 - in person follow-up to virtual re-accreditation visit was completed.
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