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Funeral Director Certificate

CCMS offers a certificate program option for individuals who seek formal education as a funeral director (only) or other death care related professions without any need for college prerequisites.

The Funeral Director Certificate program is an online program that awards hours and brings formal education to qualified individuals pursuing a career as a licensed funeral director (not embalmer), funeral assistant, pre-need counselors, insurance professionals, cemetery personnel, or anyone else in the death care profession who want to receive comprehensive knowledge in funeral service arts to better serve the public.

This program prepares a student with the necessary knowledge to pass the National Board Examination arts section.

Certificate program at-a-glance:

Hours Earned: 30 certificate hours (no academic credits are earned)
Delivery: Online, distance-learning, Monday-Friday
Length: 7 months, 2 semesters (each 14 weeks in length)
Prerequisite: High school diploma or GED

Certificate Program Courses:

HISTORY OF DEATH CARE AND FUNERAL RITUALS 3 hours
DESAIROLOGY, COLOR THEORY, AND COSMETOLOGY 1 hour
FUNERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 2 hours
FUNERAL SERVICE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES 3 hours
POST-MORTEM SCIENCE 4 hours
FUNERAL SERVICE MEMORIALIZATION AND REMEMBRANCE (Merchandising) 2 hours
MORTUARY JURISPRUDENCE 3 hours
THANATOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN LOSS 3 hours
GOVERNMENT IN FUNERAL SERVICE 2 hours
CEMETERY AND CREMATION FUNDAMENTALS 2 hours
21st CENTURY FUNERAL SERVICE – HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2 hour
COMMUNICATING THE VALUE, PURPOSE AND BENEFIT OF FUNERAL RITES, RITUALS AND CEREMONIES (BEFORE A DEATH HAS OCCURRED) 2 hours
FUNERAL SERVICE PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS 1 hour

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The FDC program is a certificate only program and does not earn academic credit toward a degree. It is not accredited by The American Board of Funeral Service Education and does not qualify an individual to sit for any national or state board examination that requires completion of an ABFSE accredited program.