Milwaukee Area Technical College - West Campus
Funeral Service Program
1200 South 71st Street
West Allis, WI 53214
Gabriel M. Schauf, Program Coordinator
Phone: (414) 456-5320
FAX: (414) 456-5441
Email: schaufg@matc.edu
Web: https://www.matc.edu/course-catalog/community-human-services/funeral-service.html
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education - YES (Hy-Flex)
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.
Contact the program directly for information regarding success of Distance Education graduates.
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science - Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 2000/Last comprehensive review 2021/Next comprehensive review 2028
Re-accreditation: October 2015 for period of seven (7) years with Focus Visit and Follow-up report to demonstrate use of assessment data for program improvement.
Most recent Accreditation decisions:
-April 2016 - accept Focus Visit report and plans to use assessment data.
-April 2020 - Program placed on Probation status for failure to maintain three-year average NBE pass rate of at least 60%.(Standard 10.4)
-April 2021 - Program returned to good standing following demonstration of improved pass rate on the national licensing examination (NBE).
-October 2021 - re-accredited with one (1) stipulation to demonstrate that faculty report directly or indirectly to the Program Director (Standard 1.7.2).
-April 2022 - COA accepted the response to stipulation for Standard 1.7.2. An updated assessment plan is due by February 15, 2022.
-October 2022 -In-person follow-up to Virtual Site Visit completed.
-April 2024 - accepted application for review of distance education. Site visit to be scheduled.
-April 2025 - approved for distance education following site visit with one (1) stipulation to provide updated assessment plan by March 1, 2025.
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