Funeral Service Programs

Prepare for Licensure and a Career in a Service-Oriented, Care-Giving Profession

Mercer County Community College has structured its Funeral Service programs so that students may attend MCCC for one, two or three years.

Many students enroll in the Funeral Service Preparatory program in order to complete their first 60 college credits as required by the New Jersey and Pennsylvania funeral service licensing boards. Some students do their initial college work at other institutions and then attend MCCC for 1-2 years to take funeral courses only.

MCCC has the oldest accredited* Funeral Service program in New Jersey (there are 58 such programs in the United States).

Students must complete (at MCCC or via transfer) appropriate pre-requisite courses in accounting, chemistry, anatomy, business law, psychology and English composition before they enroll in the Funeral Service courses. These courses can be part of the basic requirement of 60 college credits. This pre-requisite requirement exists for all applicants (even those with Baccalaureate & Master degrees, etc.).

Students also earn college credit while they work in the funeral home setting by enrolling in Funeral Service Internship courses in the Preparatory program (optional) and in Funeral Service Field Experience and Embalming Lab & Practicum in the Certificate and Funeral Service AAS degree program (mandatory).

Interested in getting started?

• Prospective Students with less than 60 college credits, please reach out to Michael Daley by emailing daleym@mccc.edu
• Prospective students with over 60 college credits interested in enrolling into the Funeral Service program, please fill out the Prospective Student Funeral Service Program Questionnaire Form , link below.  Please allow 7 business days for a response with detailed directions on steps you need to take. If you have any addition questions, you may reach the department by calling (609) 570 3328 or emailing  funeralservice@mccc.edu .  
  Please note, all OFFICIAL transcripts must be submitted directly from your previous institutions to Mercer County Community College's Registrar's office.

Prospective Student Funeral Service Program Questionnaire
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS BLANK.

Funeral Service Contact information:

Geralda Aldajuste, Program Director: (609) 570-3866

General Phone Number: (609) 570-3328 
Email: funeralservice@mccc.edu

* The Funeral Service associate degree and certificate programs at Mercer County Community College are accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). 

992 Mantua Pike , Suite 108
Woodbury Heights NJ 08097
Phone: 816-233-3747
Web:  www.abfse.org

National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates,  and employment rates  for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at https://www.abfse.org/html/dir-nj.html   To request a printed copy of this program’s pass rates and rates, go to the Business Building at the West Windsor Campus, Room Number BS-103, or by e-mail at aldajusg@mccc.edu  or by telephone 609-570-3866.