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Funeral Service Education

A55260 Degree (Day & Evening)
D55260 Diploma (Day & Evening)

The Funeral Service Education curriculum provides students with the opportunity to become proficient in basic funeral service skills.

In addition to the general education courses offered in the curriculum, technical courses such as human anatomy, embalming theory and practice, embalming chemistry, restorative arts, funeral law, and funeral home operations are taught.

Graduates of the curriculum, upon passing the state or national exam and completing an internship in a funeral home, will be qualified for employment as embalmers and/or funeral directors.

Funeral Service Education (FSE) is a collaborative program between Randolph Community College (RCC) and Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC). FTCC is the “host” college and will be awarding the Associate Degree or Diploma.

The FSE courses will be delivered via the Internet from FTCC as online courses. All general education and related courses will be offered by RCC either on campus or online.

Degree-seeking students who are employed with a funeral home may be eligible to complete the embalming clinical assignments at a funeral home approved by FTCC. Students who are not employed at a funeral home will be required to travel to FTCC to complete their embalming lab requirements on the FTCC campus. Students will be required to take the National Board Exam for Funeral Services as a condition for graduation.

Graduates of the diploma program are eligible to take the N.C. Board of Mortuary Science Funeral Director state exam.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Employment opportunities for funeral directors are expected to be good, particularly for those who also embalm. However, mortuary science graduates may have to relocate to find jobs.

Employment of funeral directors is projected to continue with steady growth through the year 2012, as the population and the number of deaths increase. The need to replace funeral directors who retire or leave the occupation for other reasons will account for more job openings than will employment growth.

COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS

Funeral Service Education Courses

RCC students can take the following courses as substitutions:

BIO 163 (lecture and lab) can substitute for FSE 118
COM 231 (lecture) can substitute for ENG 115
ACC 120 (lecture and lab) can substitute for ACC 111

For classes to transfer as substitutes, the student must attain a grade of “C” or better.

Faculty Advisor

The faculty advisor for Funeral Service Education is Marlana Puls, (336) 633-0319, mlpuls@randolph.edu.