American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation - (ABFSE)

Funeral service/mortuary science education programs at the associate (or comparable) and baccalaureate levels in the United States. (2012)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Robert C. Smith III
Executive Director

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Suite 108
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of July 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service Funeral Service New York NY
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Mortuary Science Cincinnati OH
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Funeral Service Houston TX
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Funeral Service Dallas TX
FINE Mortuary College, LLC Funeral Service Norwood MA
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Funeral Service Decatur GA
John A. Gupton College Funeral Service Nashville TN
Mid-America College of Funeral Service Funeral Service Jeffersonville In
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Mortuary Science Pittsburgh PA
Worsham College of Mortuary Science Mortuary Science Wheeling IL
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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
American River College Funeral Service Sacramento CA
Arapahoe Community College Mortuary Science Littleton CO
Arkansas State University Mountain Home Funeral Service Mountain Home AR
Brightpoint Community College Funeral Services Chester VA
Cape Cod Community College Funeral Service ** Bridgewater MA
Carl Sandburg College Mortuary Science Galesburg IL
Maricopa Community Colleges-Chandler-Gilbert Community College Mortuary Science Mesa AZ
Columbus Technical College Funeral Service ** Columbus GA
Community College of Baltimore County Mortuary Science Catonsville MD
University of the District of Columbia Mortuary Science ** Washington DC
Cypress College Mortuary Science Cypress CA
Delgado Community College Funeral Service New Orleans LA
Des Moines Area Community College Mortuary Science Ankeny IA
East Mississippi Community College Funeral Service Scooba MS
Eastwick College Funeral Service Hackensack NJ
Fayetteville Technical Community College Funeral Service Fayetteville NC
Florida State College at Jacksonville Funeral Service Jacksonville FL
Goodwin University Funeral Service East Hartford CT
Hudson Valley Community College Mortuary Science Troy NY
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Mortuary Science Indianapolis IN
Jefferson State Community College Funeral Service Birmingham AL
Kansas City Kansas Community College Mortuary Science Kansas City KS
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Funeral Service Kirkland WA
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Mortuary Science Chicago IL
Mercer County Community College Funeral Service Trenton NJ
Miami Dade College Funeral Service Miami FL
Milwaukee Area Technical College Funeral Service West Allis WI
Mt. Hood Community College Funeral Service Gresham OR
Nassau Community College Mortuary Science Garden City NY
North Shore Community College Funeral Service Danvers MA
Northampton Community College Funeral Service Bethlehem PA
Northeast Texas Community College Funeral Service ** Mt. Pleasant TX
Northwest Mississippi Community College Funeral Service Southaven MS
Ogeechee Technical College Funeral Service Statesboro GA
Piedmont Technical College Funeral Service Greenwood SC

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***Indicates Applicant only