Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General

The Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General certificate program at Salt Lake Community College is a two- to four-year credential offered by this public institution in Salt Lake City, UT. The program prepares students for careers as funeral directors and embalmers, covering the technical, legal, and interpersonal aspects of funeral service practice.

This program is part of the cosmetology and related personal grooming arts field (CIP 12.0301). Salt Lake Community College also offers related programs including Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician, Recording Arts Technology/Technician, Graphic Communications, Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design, and Baking and Pastry Arts. Students can expect instruction in embalming procedures, restorative art, funeral law and ethics, grief counseling, funeral home management, and preparation for state licensure examinations in mortuary science.