Funeral Services - Florida State College at Jacksonville

Funeral Services from Florida State College at Jacksonville is a Campus Associate Funeral degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Mission Statement Creating competent, ethical, and confident entry-level funeral directors and embalmers committed to professional development through life-long learning in a positive, non-discriminatory and supportive learning environment. The Career Funeral directors interview the family members of the deceased to facilitate and assist with the arrangements for the funeral services . Services include coordination with clergy members, or other persons who will officiate, the logistics of funerals , preparing obituary notices and having them placed in newspapers, arranging for pallbearers, and clergy, scheduling with the cemetery the opening and closing of a grave, decorating and preparing the sites of all services , and providing for the transportation of the remains, mourners, and flowers between sites. They also direct preparation and shipment of remains for out-of-state burial. Embalming is a sanitary, cosmetic, and preservative process through which the body is prepared for interment. Funeral directors also handle the paperwork involved with the person's death. Program Goals The goals of the Funeral Services Program at Florida State College are as follows. 1. To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession. 2. To educate students in every phase of funeral services, and to help enable them to develop the proficiency and skills necessary for the profession. 3. To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral services profession to the community at large. 4. To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct. 5. To provide a curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction. 6. To encourage research in the field of funeral services. 7. To serve as a liaison to funeral service practitioners and the community at large. 8. Provide an integrated Funeral Services curriculum for the benefit of our students and community. 9. Provide a program of continuing education in Funeral Services for the benefit of our graduates and other Funeral Services professionals practicing in our community. Program Objectives The objectives of the Funeral Services Program at Florida State College are as follows. 1. Prepare students for entry level into the funeral services profession. This includes educating students in every part of funeral services including developing the skills necessary to function in the field. Students will have a thorough understanding of the background of the profession and will understand the profession's role as a human services profession and the profession's responsibilities to the community at large. 2. Establish a student-centered environment. Students will be guaranteed access to faculty advisement and counseling with appropriate interventions as needed. 3. Establish clinical affiliations with local funeral homes and contractors. 4. Promote student retention and success. Remediation services and the full complement of college resources (Career Development Center, Library, Learning Center, counseling, advising, scholarships and financial aid) will be made available to students individually or in groups to facilitate retention and success. The Funeral Services Advisory Committee will provide input on how the program is meeting the needs of employers in the community. 5. Implement continuing workforce education programs to meet the needs of graduates and funeral services professionals in the community to meet the state of Florida requirements for licensure renewal. 6. Emphasize the highest standards of ethical conduct. 7. Encourage research in the field of funeral services through class assignments and individual and group projects. 8. Offer an integrated curriculum comprised of general, technical and clinical education at the postsecondary level. 9. Assure the quality of the clinical experience. 10. Foster awareness of the state of Florida's statutory rules and regulations governing funeral directors and embalmers. 11. Consult with the Funeral Services Advisory Committee and representatives of the funeral services business. 12. Conduct in-service education for affiliate faculty in the clinical training facilities on request. 13. Evaluate the program qualitatively and quantitatively, and provide flexibility for changes indicated by the evaluation process. View more details on Florida State College at Jacksonville . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Funeral courses.