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ABFSE Directory of Programs - Missouri
 

    St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
    Funeral Service Education

    5600 Oakland Avenue
    St. Louis, MO  63110
    David A. Coughran, Program Director
    Phone: (314) 644-9327
    FAX: (314) 951-9412
    Email: dcoughran@stlcc.edu
    Web: https://stlcc.edu/programs-academics/pathways/health-professions/funeral-service-education
    Accredited Degree Offered:  Associate in Applied Science
    Distance Education - NO
    Part-time option available - No

     PROGRAM INFORMATION - St. Louis Community College at Forest Park

    Year

    Total enrolled

    # of New
    Students

    # of
    Grads

    Timely
    Grad*

    Graduation Rate**

    Did not finish***

    Overall %
    Employed

    Employed
    in FS

    2025

    35

    6

    18

    16/18

    100%

    0

    61%

    56%

    2024

    12

    12

    7

    7/7

    77%

    0

    71%

    71%

    2023

    43

    20

    12

    12/12

    86%

    2

    42%

    42%



    * 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.


     NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS - St. Louis Community College at Forest Park

    Arts

    Takers

    School
    Pass Rate

    National
    Pass Rate

     

    Sciences

    Takers

    School
    Pass Rate

    National
    Pass Rate

    2025

    11

    91%

    78%

     

    2025

    11

    73%

    71%

    2024

    9

    67%

    78%

     

    2024

    7

    71%

    73%

    2023

    7

    86%

    78%

     

    2023

    11

    27%

    69%


    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 Education

    Initial Accreditation 2015/Next comprehensive review 2025/Next comprehensive review 2032

      Re-accreditation:  April 2026 for period of seven (7) years.
      Most Recent Accreditation decision:
      -April 2019 re-accredit for period of 7 years with no stipulations.  COA acknowledged the exceptional level of institutional support, the job shadowing program, strength of the clinical program and the comprehensive nature of the assessment plan.
      -April 2026 - re-accredit for period of seven (7) years with the stipulation to provide list of all off-campus clinical sites and verification of compliance with Standard 7.2.
       


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