Accreditation Decisions
COA meets two times each year (April and October) and utilizes special meetings, if necessary.
Current decisions of COA are reported on this webpage and decisions since October 2013, may be reviewed under the tab -
Past COA Decisions. Effective in 2019, accreditation decision information is included in the ABFSE Directory of Accredited
Programs.
Committee on Accreditation (COA) Actions:
April 2025 The Committee on
Accreditation of the American Board of Funeral Service Education took the following actions regarding these funeral service/mortuary science education programs at the April 8-9, 2025 meeting in
Kansas City, MO:
Re-accreditation for a period of seven (7) years
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO Reaccredited with the
stipulation to reevaluate the professional license disclosure statement requirement. An updated assessment plan must be submitted with the 2025 Annual Report. A 3-year Focus Visit will be
scheduled to review assessment activity.
University of Arkansas Community College – Hope/Texarkana, Hope, AR Reaccredited with the stipulation to submit current clinical site inspection reports by September 1, 2025.
Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD Reaccredited with no stipulations. A 3-year Focus Visit will be scheduled to review assessment activity.
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, Houston, TX Reaccredited with
stipulations regarding calculation of the number of General Education credits, maintenance of digital clinical records, and updates regarding assessment and hiring of additional faculty and
staff.
North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA Reaccredited with no stipulations. Updated assessment plan is to be submitted with the 2025 Annual Report.
Southern Illinois University, Evansville, IN Reaccredited with two
stipulations regarding Standard 6.2.1 (verification of preceptor credentials) and 9.5.2 (student opportunities to participate in governance). A 3-year Focus Visit will be scheduled to review
assessment activity.
Re-accreditation for a period of three (3) years
Vincennes University, Evansville, IN Following Probation and a deferred
re-accreditation decision, the program is returned to good standing after addressing assessment issues. Re-accredited for a period of three years.
Mid-America College of Funeral Service, Jeffersonville, IN Probation response accepted. Program returned to good standing and re-accredited for a period of three years.
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY Program returned to good
standing after satisfying unresolved issues that resulted in ‘Show Cause’ status. Re-accredited for a period of three years.
Probation - satisfied
Cypress College – Cypress, CA Graduation rate issues are resolved and program is returned to good standing.
Distance Education substantive change application approved
Milwaukee Area Technical College, West Allis, WI Program approved for distance education delivery (Hy-Flex model) following site visit.
State University of New York (SUNY), Canton, NY Stipulations for Distance Education approval are satisfied.
Probation
Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL Violation of Standard 10.1 (lack of
comprehensive assessment plan), Standard 3.2 (inadequate accreditation statement), Standard 10.7.2 (verify student outcome data statement) Standard 7.2 (maintain completed clinical site
inspection reports).
Delgado Community College – New Orleans, LA Violation of Standard 1.9.2. Interim Program Director does not possess the credentials established in the standards.
Eastwick College – Hackensack, NJ Violation of Standard 10.7, substandard NBE pass rate & graduation rate.
Miami Dade College – Miami, FL Violation of Standard 10.7, substandard NBE pass rate & graduation rate.
University of District of Columbia Community College – Washington, DC Violation of Standard 10.7, substandard NBE pass rate & employment rate.
Other actions taken by the Committee on Accreditation in April 2025 did not affect the accredited status of the programs involved.
The following institutions/programs will be considered for scheduled re-accreditation and related action via a formal review by the Committee on
Accreditation at the next scheduled meeting October 24-25, 2025 in Chicago, IL.
Re-accreditation
Arkansas State University – Mountain Home, Mountain Home, AR Ivy
Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham, AL Mercer
County Community College, Trenton, NJ Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Pittsburgh, PA
Distance Education application
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS
The above schedule is subject to change.
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Public comment regarding the above may be submitted to the ABFSE office prior to September 1, 2025.
Robert C. Smith III Executive Director 992 Mantua Pike, Suite
108 Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 Office: (816) 233-3747 Email: exdir@abfse.org
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Past COA Decisions (all documents below are presented in PDF format)
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