Mortuary Science Program

AMARILLO COLLEGE                                                                                  
MORTUARY SCIENCE
2011 South Washington
Amarillo, TX  79109
Brant Davis, Program Director
Initial/Last/Next Accreditation:   2010/2013/2018
Program Accredited by ABFSE:  Mortuary Science
Degree Offered:  Associate of Applied Science
Distance Learning:  YES
Phone:  (806) 354-6035
FAX: (806) 356-3657
Email:  bedavis@actx.edu                  
Web:  www.actx.edu/mortuary

PROGRAM INFORMATION-Amarillo

Year

Total enrolled

# of New Student

# of Grad

Timely Grad*

Graduation rate

Did not finish

Overall % Employed

Employed in FS
2015

67

22

10

9/10

49%

7

90%

85%
2014

64

22

16

14/16

80%

6

88%

88%

NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS-Amarillo

3 year Average

% Pass Art

% Pass Science

2015 - 2013

86%

71%

2014 - 2012

81%

59%

Most recent

# Takers

# Passed

2015 Art

5

4

2015 Science

5

3


Accreditation Statement:

The Mortuary Science degree Program at Amarillo College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org.

The Mortuary Science Department at Amarillo College has as its central aim recognition of the importance of funeral service personnel as (1) members of a human services profession, (2) members of the community in which they serve, (3) participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession, (4) professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, and local regulatory guidelines, as well as (5) professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety and welfare in caring for human remains.

The Amarillo College Mortuary Science Program Has the following objectives:

  1. Enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession..
  2. Educate students in every phase of funeral service, and to help enable them to develop the proficiency and skills necessary of the profession.
  3. Educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at large.
  4. Emphasize high standards of ethical conduct.
  5. Provide a curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction.
  6. Encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral service.
Students seeking entry into the Mortuary Science program must complete a program application packet and complete specific admission requirements.

National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org.  

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The Certificate of Completion for Funeral Directing is offered to meet specific state or professional needs.  The Texas Funeral Director Certificate program does not include instruction in embalming, restorative art, microbiology, pathology, chemistry or anatomy; therefore, it is not accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.  Students graduating from the MRTS.CERT program are NOT eligible to take the National Board Examination or any State board Examination for which graduation from an ABFSE accredited program is required.  Students completing this program are eligible to sit for the Texas State Board  of Funeral Directing Exam only and the Texas State Law Exam. The certificate is recognized by the Texas Funeral Service Commission.   Prior conviction of a felony may render the student ineligible to practice in the State of Texas.