American Board of Funeral Service Education

 

 

 

 

ABFSE Directory of Programs - Washington State
 

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Funeral Service Education

    11605 132nd Avenue NE
    Kirkland, WA  98034
    --- Interim Program Director/Interim Dean of Instruction
    Phone: (425) 739-8155
    FAX: (425) 576-5841
    Email:
    Web: www.lwtech.edu/academics/funeral-service
    Accredited Degree Offered:  Associate of Applied Science
    Distance Education - YES
    Part-time option available - No

     PROGRAM INFORMATION - Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Year

    Total enrolled

    # of New
    Students

    # of
    Grads

    Timely
    Grad*

    Graduation Rate**

    Did not finish***

    Overall %
    Employed

    Employed
    in FS

    2023

    88

    46

    22

    21/22

    86%

    15

    86%

    77%

    2022

    68

    34

    12

    12/12

    86%

    11

    83%

    75%

    2021

    70

    40

    16

    14/16

    88%

    11

    94%

    75%



    * 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.


     NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS - Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Arts

    Takers

    School
    Pass Rate

    National
    Pass Rate

     

    Sciences

    Takers

    School
    Pass Rate

    National
    Pass Rate

    2023

    21

    95%

    78%

     

    2023

    21

    95%

    69%

    2022

    11

    82%

    69%

     

    2022

    11

    55%

    64%

    2021

    15

    93%

    68%

     

    2021

    13

    85%

    57%


    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 2012/Last comprehensive review 2018/Next comprehensive review 2025

      Re-accreditation: April 2019 for period of seven (7) years.
      Most recent Accreditation decision: April 2019 corrected Probation status from April 2018 and re-accredited in good standing for period of seven (7) years with no stipulations.
      -April 2023 -Approval granted to offer the accredited program via Distance Education.
      -June 2024 - Administrative Probation. Program Director lacking ABFSE requirements of Standard 1.8.


 

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