Funeral Direction/Service

The Funeral Direction/Service program at Delgado Community College is a one-to-two-year certificate program offered by this public institution in New Orleans, LA. The program is part of the funeral service and mortuary science field (CIP 12.0302) and prepares students for careers in funeral service, including the technical, legal, and interpersonal aspects of directing funeral arrangements.

Delgado Community College offers a range of vocational certificate programs alongside this one. Related offerings include Cosmetology, Barbering, Culinary Arts at both the one-to-two-year and two-to-four-year levels, and a Civil Engineering Technologies certificate. Students in the Funeral Direction/Service program can expect coursework covering embalming procedures, funeral home operations, grief counseling basics, state licensing requirements, and the ethical standards governing funeral service professionals in Louisiana.