Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
| Largest Program |
Program Length |
Average Completion |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General |
60 credit hours |
12 months |
| Detailed Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| Tuition and fees |
$13,600 |
$14,080 |
$14,780 |
$15,500 |
4.9% |
| Books and supplies |
$770 |
$830 |
$866 |
$960 |
10.9% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| Off Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$10,920 |
$11,220 |
$11,532 |
$11,724 |
1.7% |
| Other |
$7,512 |
$7,680 |
$8,060 |
$7,968 |
-1.1% |
| Off Campus with Family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
$9,674 |
$9,900 |
$10,340 |
$10,284 |
-0.5% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| Off Campus |
$32,802 |
$33,810 |
$35,238 |
$36,152 |
2.6% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$24,044 |
$24,810 |
$25,986 |
$26,744 |
2.9% |
Next largest programs 2009-2010
| Program |
Program Length |
Average Completion |
Tuition and fees |
Books and supplies |
| Funeral Direction/Service |
60 credit hours |
12 months |
$15,500 |
$960 |
| Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer |
96 credit hours |
20 months |
$23,780 |
$1,785 |
- The AST Degree program refers to the Funeral Direction/Service Mortuary Science program, and requires 60 credits of prerequisite study for admission into this program. The ASB Degree program refers to the Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer program.
Admissions
| Undergraduate application fee (2009-2010): |
$40 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2009
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
103 |
54 |
49 |
| Percent admitted |
76% |
78% |
73% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled |
94% |
95% |
92% |
| Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
X |
|
| Secondary school record |
X |
|
| Completion of college-preparatory program |
|
X |
| Recommendations |
X |
|
- Admission standards were implemented in January of 2009, to include a requirement of a Grade Point Average of at least 2.0 from high school as well as a 300 word essay.
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation |
7/1/1977 - |
Accredited |
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