National Board Examination

In accordance with the The American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) accreditation standards, each student will be required to take the National Board Examination prior to graduation. The expense of the Exam is the responsibility of the student. For current Exam cost contact The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards at www.cfseb.org.

The annual passage rate of first time takers on the National Board Examination (NBE) for the most recent three year period for this institution and all ABFSE accredited funeral service education programs is posted on the ABFSE web site; www.abfse.org.

Please Note: Effective in April 2011, the method for reporting the NBE scores was revised - from COMBINED to SEPARATE. Effective with the 2010 NBE, scores for first-time takers of each section, ARTS and SCIENCE, are reported separately.

Year	# Taking Exam	# Passing Exam	% Passing Exam
2011	Arts 14 Science 14	Arts 10 Science 10	71% 71%
2010	Arts 19 Science 19	Arts 13 Science 10	68 % 48 %
2009	27	20	74 %
2008	20	19	94 %
2007	20	16	80 %
2006	35	24	69 %
2005	30	21	70 %
2004	17	13	76 %
2003	11	8	80 %
2002	6	6	100 %