A Funeral Service Professional
Works with the bereaved, providing sensitive, effective intervention during a time of emotional need.
There is a need for trained funeral service professionals. There is a developing need for graduates who have prepared themselves for management positions in funeral service by selecting business courses as part of their college programs.
Scholarship applications for Kansas residents that have already attended mortuary college for one year can be obtained through:
Scholarship applications must be filed with the KFDA by no later than September 30th each year. All applicants must be pre-registered with the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts. Scholarships will be granted during the month of October. For more information on KFDA scholarships: http://www.ksfda.org/educareer.htm#Scholarships
The agency responsible for the accreditation of mortuary colleges is The American Board of Funeral Service Education.
American
Board of Funeral Service Education
Dr. Michael Smith, Executive Director
3432 Ashland Ave., Ste U
St. Joseph, MO 64506
phone:
(816) 233-3747
fax: (816) 233-3793
email: exdir@abfse.org
web site: http://www.abfse.org/
Select the following for an updated directory of ABFSE Approved
Mortuary Colleges
| Amarillo
College Mortuary Science Program P.O. Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178-0001 Preston Childress, Director Phone: (806) 356-3631 Fax: (806) 356-3657 Email: childress-pr@actx.edu Web site: www.actx.edu/mortuary |
American
Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, Inc. 619 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Meg Dunn, President Phone: (212) 757- 1190 Fax: (212) 765-5923 Email: info@a-a-m-i.org Web site: www.a-a-m-i.org |
| American
River College Funeral Service Education 4700 College Oak Drive Sacremento, CA 95841-4286 Jeffrey W. Stephenson, Program Coordinator Phone (916) 484-8350 Email: StepheJe@arc.losrios.edu Web Site: www.arc.losrios.edu |
Arapahoe
Community College Mortuary Science Program P.O. Box 9002 Littleton, CO 80160-9002 Martha L. Gaidies, Chairperson Phone: (303) 797-5954 Email: martha.thayer@arapahoe.edu Web site: www.arapahoe.edu |
| Arkansas
State University Mountain Home Funeral Service Program 1600 South College Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Ron Schofield, Director Phone: (870) 508-6100 Fax: (870) 508-6283 Email: rschofield@asumh.edu Web site: www.asumh.edu |
Bishop
State Community College Department of Mortuary Science 1365 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Mobile, AL 36603-5362 William Thompson, Director Phone: (334) 405-4400, ext. 4439 Fax: (334) 405-4427 Email: wthompson@bishop.edu Web site: www.bscc.cc.al.us |
| Briarwood
College Mortuary Science Program 2279 Mt. Vernon Road Southington, CT 06489 Bernard Laskowski, Director Toll Free: 1-800-952-2444 Phone: (860) 628-4751 Fax: (860) 628-6444 Email: laskowskib@briarwood.edu or bernconlask@cox.net Web site: www.briarwood.edu |
Carl
Sandburg College Mortuary Science Program 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd. P.O. Box 1407 Galesburg, IL 61401-9576 Tim Krause, Coordinator Phone: (309) 341-0831 Fax: (309) 341-1040 Email: tkrause@sandburg.edu Web site: www.sandburg.edu |
| Community
Colleges of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus Mortuary Science Program 800 South Rolling Road Catonsville, MD 21228 Joyce E. Torchinsky, Dept Chairperson Phone: (410) 455-6950 or (410) 455-4924 Fax: (410) 719-6547 Email: jtorchinsky@ccbcmd.edu Web site: www.ccbcmd.edu |
Cincinnati
College of Mortuary Science 645 W. North Bend Road Cincinnati, OH 45224-1462 Dan Flory, President Toll free: 1-888-377-8433 Phone: (513) 761-2020 Fax: (513) 761-3333 Email: dflory@ccms.edu Web site: www.ccms.edu |
| Commonwealth
Institute of Funeral Service 415 Barren Springs Houston, TX 77090 Jason C. Altieri, Presiden/CEO Phone: (281) 873-0262 Fax: (281) 873-5232 Email: altieri-jc@lycos.com Web site: www.commonwealthinst.com |
Cypress
College Mortuary Science Department 9200 Valley View Street Cypress, CA 90630 Douglas Metz, Director Phone: (714) 484-7279 Fax: (714) 527-2175 Email: mortsci@cypresscollege.edu Web Site: www.cypresscollege.edu |
| Dallas
Institute of Funeral Service 3909 South Buckner Boulevard Dallas, TX 75227 James Shoemake, President Toll free: 1-800-235-5444 Phone: (214) 388-5466 Fax: (214) 388-0316 Email: difs@dallasinstitute.edu Web site: www.dallasinstitute.edu |
Delgado
Community College Department of Funeral Service Education City Park Campus 615 City Park Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119-4399 Malcolm L. Gibson, Director Phone: (504) 483-4014; (504) 483-4537 Fax: (504) 483-4609 Email: mgibso@dcc.edu Web site: www.dcc.edu |
| Des
Moines Community College Mortuary Science 2006 South Ankeny Blvd. Ankeny, Iowa 50023 Kevin E. Patterson, Program Chair Phone: (515) 964-6244 Email: kepatterson@dmacc.edu Web site: funeral.DMACC.edu |
East
Mississippi Community College Funeral Service Technology P.O. Box 158 Scooba, MS 39358 Don Webb, Director Phone: (601) 476-5100 or (601) 476-5101 (answering machine) Fax: (662) 476-5086 Email: dwebb@eastms.edu Web site: www.eastms.edu |
| Fayetteville
Technical Community College Funeral Service Education Department PO. Box 35236 Fayetteville, NC 28303 Michael Landon, Chairperson Phone: (910) 678-8301 Fax: (910) 484-6600 Email: landonm@faytechcc.edu Web site: www.faytechcc.edu |
Fine
Mortuary College, LLC: Private two year College 159 Kerry Place Norwood, MA 02062 Louis Misantone, President Phone: (781) 762-1211 Fax: (781) 762-7177 Email: fine@fine-ne.com Web site: www.fine-NE.com |
| Florida
Community College at Jacksonville Funeral Service Program North Campus 4501 Capper Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 Roy Weimert, Faculty Director Phone: (904) 766-6622 Fax: (904) 766-5573 Email: rweimert@fccj.edu Web Site: www.fccj.edu |
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| Gupton-Jones
College of Funeral Service 5141 Snapfinger Woods Drive Decatur, GA 30035-4022 Patty S. Hutcheson, President Toll Free: 1-800-848-5352 Phone: (770) 593-2257 or (800) 848-5352 Fax: (770) 593-1891 Email: gjcfs@mindspring.com Web site: www.gupton-jones.edu |
Holmes Community College Funeral Services Technology 412 W. Ridgeland Ave. Ridgeland, MS 39157 Dr. Thomas Garrett, Director Phone: (601) 605-3327 Fax: (601) 605-3410 Email: tgarrett@holmescc.edu Web site: www.holmes.cc.ms.us |
| Hudson
Valley Community College Mortuary Science Department 80 Vandenburgh Avenue Troy, NY 12180 D. Elaine Reinhard, Chairperson Phone: (518) 629- 7113 Fax: (518) 629-8025 Email: reinhela@hvcc.edu Web site: www.hvcc.edu |
IVY
Tech Community College of Indiana (De La Garza Campus) Mortuary Science Program 410 E. Columbus Drive Eash Chicago, IN 46312 Rick Soria, Program Chair Phone: (219) 392-3600 Fax: (219) 392-3609 Email: rsoria@ivytech.edu Web site: www.gary.ivytech.edu |
| Jefferson
State Community College Funeral Service Education Program 2601 Carson Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Dr. William Counce, Director Phone: (205) 856-7844 Fax: (205) 856-8518 Email: wcounce@jeffstateonline.com Web site: www.jeffstateonline.com |
John
A. Gupton College 1616 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203 B. Steven Spann, President Phone: (615) 327-3927 Fax: (615) 321-4518 Email: spann@guptoncollege.edu Web site: www.guptoncollege.edu |
| John
Tyler Community College Funeral Service Program Chester, VA 23831 Rick Sikon, Program Director Phone: (804) 706-5113 Fax: (804) 796-4359 Email: rsikon@jtcc.edu Web site: www.jtcc.edu |
Kansas
City Kansas Community College Mortuary Science Department 7250 State Avenue Kansas City. KS 66112 Wiley Wright, Coordinator Phone: (913) 288-7607 Fax: (913) 288-7677 Email: wwright@toto.net Web site: www.kckcc.edu |
| Malcolm
X College Department of Mortuary Science 1900 W. Van Buren Street Chicago, IL 60612 Alta L. Williams, Director Phone: (312) 850-7214 Fax: (312) 850-7453 Email: alwilliams@ccc.edu Web site: malcolmx.ccc.edu |
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| Mercer
County Community College Funeral Service Curriculum 1200 Old Trenton Road - P.O. Box B Trenton, NJ 08690 Robert C. Smith III, Director Phone: (609) 586-4800, Ext. 3472 Fax: (609) 586-4389 Email: smithr@mccc.edu Web site: www.mccc.edu |
Mesa
Community College Mortuary Science Program Williams Education Center 7440 E. Tahoe Ave. Mesa, AZ 85212 Dr. Thomas R. Taggart, Director Phone: (480) 988-8501 Fax: (480) 988-8520 email: tom.taggart@mcmail.maricopa.edu Web site: www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d26/msp/ |
| Miami-Dade
Community College W.L. Philbrick School of Funeral Sciences 11380 NW 27th Avenue Miami, FL 33167 Ralph Covert, Director Phone: (305) 237-1245 Fax: (305) 237-8195 Email: rcovert@mdc.edu Web site: www.mdc.edu |
Mid-America
College of Funeral Service 3111 Hamburg Pike Jeffersonville, IN 47130 John R. Braboy, President Toll free: 1-800-221-6158 Phone: (812) 288-8878 Fax: (812) 288-5942 Email: macfs@mindspring.com or johnbraboy@worldnet.att.net Website: www.mid-america.edu |
| Milwaukee
Area Technical College (West Campus) Funeral Service Department 1200 South 71st St. West Allis, Wl 53214 John Pludeman, Coordinator Phone: (414) 456-5320 or 5500 Fax: (414) 456-5441 Email: pludemaj@matc.edu Web site: www.matc.edu |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Funeral Service Technology P.O. Box 548 Perkinston, MS 39573 Bill D. Harvery, MLA, Director Phone: (601) 528-8919 Fax: (601) 528-8422 Email: bill.harvey@mgccc.edu Web site: www.mgccc.edu |
| Mt.
Hood Community College Department of Funeral Service Education 26000 SE Stark Street Gresham, OR 97030 Doug Ferrin, Director Phone: (503) 491-6941 or 6940 Fax: (503) 491-6050 email: ferrind@mhcc.edu Web site: www.mhcc.edu/acadenucs/catalog/programs0506/funerl.htm |
Nassau
Community College Mortuary Science Department 1 Education Dr., Bldg. 111 Garden City, NY 11530-6793 Michael F. Mastellone, Chairman Phone: (516) 572-7277 Fax: (516) 572-0626 Email: mastelm@ncc.edu Web site: www.ncc.edu |
| New
England Institute of Funeral Service Education at Mount Ida College 777 Dedham Street Newton Centre, MA 02159 Jacquelyn Taylor, Executive Director Phone: (617) 928- 4714 Fax: (617) 928-4713 Email: jstaylor@mountida.edu Web site: www.mountida.edu |
Norfolk
State University- Funeral Service Certificate Program 1881 University Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Frank Walton, Director Phone: (757) 368-4150 Fax: (757) 368-4151 Email: jfwalton@nsu.edu Web site: www.nsu.edu |
| Northhampton
Community College Department of Funeral Service Education 3835 Green Pond Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 John Lunsford, Director Phone: (610) 861 -5388 Fax: (610) 861-4581 Email: jlunsford@northampton.edu Web site: www.northampton.edu |
Northwest
Mississippi Community College Funeral Service Technology Program Desoto Center 5197 WE Ross Parkway Southhaven, MS 38671 Larry Anderson, Director Phone: (662) 280-6137 Fax: (662) 280-6161 Email: LAnderson@northwestms.edu Web site: www.northwestms.edu |
| Ogeechee
Technical College- Dept. of Funeral Service Education One Joe Kennedy Blvd. Statesboro, GA 30458 Jarvis Barnes, Program Director Phone: (912) 681-5500 or (800) 646-1316 Fax (912) 486-7604 Email: jbarnes@ogeecheetech.edu or bturner@ogeecheetech.edu Web site: www.ogeecheetech.edu |
Piedmont
Technical College P.O. Drawer 1467 Emerald Road Greenwood, SC 29648-1467 David B. Martin, Director Phone: (864) 941-8506 Fax: (864) 941-8711 Email: martin@ptc.edu Web site: www.ptc.edu |
| Pittsburgh
Institute of Mortuary Science 5808 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Eugene C. Ogrodnik, President Phone: (412) 362-8500 Fax: (412) 362-1684 Email: pims5808@aol.com Web site: www.pims.edu |
St.
Louis Community College at Forest Park Department of Funeral Service Education 5600 Oakland Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Steven B. Koosmann, Director Phone: (314) 644-9327 Fax: (314) 644-9412 Email: skoosmann@stlcc.edu Web site: www.stlcc.edu |
| St.
Petersburg College Funeral Services Program P.O. Box 13489 St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489 Kevin L. Davis, Director Phone: (727) 341-3781 Fax (727) 341-3782 Email: davis.kevin@spcollege.edu Web site: www.spcollege.edu/hec/funeral |
San
Antonio College Mortuary Science Program 1300 San Pedro Avenue, NTC 124 San Antonio, TX 78212-4299 Mary Allen-Martin, M.A., C.F.S.P., Coordinator Phone: (210) 733-2905 Fax: (210) 733-2907 Email: MALLEN-M@ACCD.EDU Web site: www.accd.edu/sac/mortuary |
| Simmons
Institute of Funeral Service 1828 South Avenue Syracuse, NY 13207 Maurice C. Wightman, President/CEO Phone: (315) 4 75-5142 Fax: (315) 475-3817 Email: mcwightman20@aol.com Web site: www.simmonsinstitute.com |
Southern
Illinois University Mortuary Science & Funeral Service ASA - Mail Code 6615 Carbondale, IL 62901-6615 Cydney Griffith, Director Phone: (618) 453- 7214 Fax: (618) 453-7020 Email: cgriffit@siu.edu Web site: www.siu.edu/~hcp/MSFS/MSHOME.HTML |
| Southern
University at Shreveport Funeral Services Administration 610 Texas St., Ste 307 Shreveport, LA 711-1 Albert Robinson, Program Director Phone: (318) 678-4642 Fax: (318) 678-4627 Email: arobinson@susla.edu Web Site: www.susla.edu |
St.
Petersburg Junior College Funeral Services Program P.O. Box 13489 St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489 Kevin L. Davis, Director Phone: (727) 341-3781 Fax: (727) 341-3770 Email: davisk@spcollege.edu Web site: www.spcollege.edu |
| State
University of New York College of Technology at Canton Mortuary Science Program Canton, NY 13617 Barry Walch, Coordinator Phone: (315) 386- 7110 or 7407 Fax: (315) 386-7959 Email: walch@canton.edu Web site: www.canton.edu |
University
of Arkansas Community College of Hope Funeral Service Program P.O. Box 140 Hope, AR 71702-0140 Karen Davis, Director Phone: (870) 722-8206 Fax: (870) 777-5957 Email: kdavis@uacch.edu Web site: http://www.uacch.edu |
| University
of Central Oklahoma Department of Funeral Service Education Edmond, OK 73034-5209 Dr. Chris Burkey, Department Chairman Phone: (405) 974-5194 Fax: (405) 974-3848 Email: cburkey@ucok.edu Web site: www.ucok.edu/funeral |
University
of the District of Columbia Van Ness Campus - Mortuary Science Dept. 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, MB4407 Washington, DC 20008 Lynne T. McGuire, Program Director Phone: (202) 274-5929 |
| University
of Minnesota Program in Mortuary Science P.O. Box 740.UMHC, 420 Deleware SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Michael LuBrant, Director Phone: (612) 624-6464 Fax: (612) 626-4163 Email: mortsci@umn.edu Web site: www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu |
Vincennes
University Funeral Service Education Program 1002 N. First Street Vincennes, IN 47591 John Alsobrooks, Chairman Phone: (812) 888-5469 Fax: (812) 888-4550 Email: jalsobro@indian.vinu.edu Web site: www.vinu.edu |
| Wayne
State University Department of Mortuary Science 5439 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Ml 48202 Peter D. Frade, Ph.D, Program Director Funeral Service, Phone: (313) 577-2050 Fax: (313) 577-4456 Email: pfrade@wayne.edu Web site: www.mortsci.wayne.edu |
Worsham
College of Mortuary Science 495 Northgate Parkway Wheeling, IL 60090-2646 Stephanie J. Kann, Director Phone: (847) 808-8444 Fax: (847) 808-8493 Email: skann@worshamcollege.com Web site: www.worshamcollege.com |
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