The MCC Mortuary Science Program Aims and Purposes

The program has as its central aim the recognition of the importance of funeral service personnel as:

• members of a human services profession,

• members of the community in which they serve,

• participants in the intimate relationship between bereaved families
  and those engaged in the funeral service profession,

• professionals sensitive to and knowledgeable of the responsibility for
  public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.

The program has the following purposes:

• To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession.

• To educate students in every phase of funeral service, and to help enable them to develop the proficiency and skills necessary to become functional members of the profession.

• To educate student concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community.

• To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct.

• To provide a comprehensive curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction.

• To encourage research in the field of funeral service.
  

Accreditation:

• AMERICAN BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION
• Dr. Michael Smith, Executive Director
  3432 Ashland Avenue, Suite U
  St. Joseph, MO 64506
  Office: (816)233-3747
• E-mail: exdir@abfse.org

Please contact Donna Backhaus for comments or corrections email phone: 480-988-8501