Eastwick College
Funeral Service Program
250 Moore Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tara Scarponi, Program Director
Phone: (201) 488-9400
Email: tscarponi@eastwick.edu
Web: http://eastwick.edu/program/funeral-services
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - NO
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 2015/Last comprehensive review 2025/Next comprehensive review tbd
Re-accreditation: April 2019 Accredited status continues while probation conditions are addressed.
Most recent Accreditation decisions:
-April 2019 - Program moves from 'Probation' to 'Show Cause' status for failure to comply with Standard 11.4.1 (must 'Show Cause' why accreditation should not be removed by improving the 3-year average pass rate on the national licensing exam to
60%)
-April 2020 - program returned to good standing after demonstrating improved 3-year average pass rate on the national licensing exam.
-April 2022 - new Program Director named.
-April 2025 - Probation for violation of Standard 10.7. NBE pass rate and graduation rate less than 60%. Accredited status
continues while probation conditions are addressed.
-May 2025 - new Program Director named.
-April 2026 - Due to a change in accreditation standards effective January 1, 2025 the violation of Standards 10.7 (low NBE pass rates) is no longer an issue.
However, program status is Probation due to issues identified during the recent comprehensive review and for violation of
Standard 10.5.2.a - two (2) consecutive years of graduation/retention rates below sixty percent (60%).
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Mercer County Community College
Funeral Service Curriculum
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
Sara A. Giustino, Program Director
Phone: (609) 570-3866
FAX: (609) 570-3878
Email: giustinos@mccc.edu
Web: www.mccc.edu/funeral
Accredited Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science & Certificate (3rd year)
Distance Education - Hybrid courses only
Part-time option available - Yes
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science & Certificate (3rd year) - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 1976/Last comprehensive review 2025/Next comprehensive review 2032
Re-accreditation: October 2025 for period of seven (7) years with one stipulation
Most recent Accreditation decisions:
-October 2018, submit updated assessment plan tied to new ABFSE Learning Outcomes by September 1, 2019
-October 2019 accepted updated assessment plan.
-April 2024, Warning regarding low NBE pass rate in 2024.
-October 2025 - Re-accredited for seven (7) years with the stipulation to provide evidence of assessment surveys and use of assessment data by March 1, 2026. COA acknowledged the involvement and support of the college administration, the online library resources to support student learning, the strong graduation and employment rates, and the state-of-the-art embalming
facility and unique casket designed for instructional purposes.
-April 2026 - Receipt of updated assessment plan is acknowledged. Missing data for plan must be provided by September 1, 2026.
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