Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Funeral Service
Education
11605 132nd Avenue NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
Jennie Fredrickson, Program Director
Phone: (425) 739-8155
FAX: (425) 576-5841
Email: jennie.fredrickson@lwtech.edu
Web: https://www.lwtech.edu/academics/school-of-health-sciences/funeral-service/index.aspx
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate of Applied Science
Distance Education - YES
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.
Contact the program directly for information regarding success of Distance Education graduates.
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Service Education
Initial Accreditation 2012/Last comprehensive review 2025/Next comprehensive review 2032
Re-accreditation: April 2026 for period of seven (7) years.
Most recent Accreditation decisions:
-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.
-October 2024 - Confirmed Interim Program Director with appropriate credentials.
-April 2026 - reaccredit for a period of seven (7) years w/ the stipulation to provide an update on the status of the institution's audited financial statements for the period 2021-2026 by March 1, 2027. (Standard 4.6)
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