Departmental Information
Aims & Purposes of the Funeral Services Department
The Department of Funeral Service Education recognizes the importance of funeral service education personnel as
- members of a human services profession;
- members of the community in which they serve;
- participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession;
- professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines (in the geographic area where they practice), as well as
- professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.
National Board Results
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)
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Please Note: |
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Year |
# Taking Exam |
# Passing Exam |
% Passing |
| 2010 |
Arts 19 Science19 |
Arts 13 Science 10 |
Arts 68 % Science 48% |
| 2009 | 27 | 20 | 74 % |
| 2008 | 20 | 19 | 95 % |
| 2007 | 20 | 16 | 80 % |
| 2006 | 35 | 24 | 69 % |
| 2005 | 30 | 21 | 70 % |
| 2004 | 17 | 13 | 76 % |
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2003 |
11 |
8 |
80 % |
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2002 |
6 |
6 |
100 % |
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2001 |
11 |
10 |
91 % |


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