Board Scores
Mortuary Science Advisory Committee
This committee is comprised of licensed funeral directors who are active in the funeral service profession. The members include:
| Bob | Martin | Funeral Director | Martin-Hollis Funeral Home |
| Larry | Jameson | Funeral Director | Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home, Inc. |
| James | Gilkesson | Funeral Director | Simons Mortuary |
| Tim | Whiteside | Funeral Director | Mason-White Funeral Home |
| Roland | McDougald | Funeral Director | Fetcher & MacDougald |
| Todd | Ettinger | Funeral Director | Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. |
| Mark | Thomas | Funeral Director | Watson Thomas Funeral Home |
| George | Hurd | Funeral Director | Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home |
| Scott | Brown | Funeral Director | McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home |
| Brian | Schmitz | Funeral Director | Hofbauer Schmitz Link Funeral Homes |
| Stephanie | Dieters | Funeral Director | Dieters Funeral Home |
| Geoff | Hurd | Funeral Director | Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home |
| Whitney | Hollenbaugh | Funeral Director | George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home |
American Board of Funeral Service Education
The Mortuary Science program at Carl Sandburg College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108 Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097.
PH 816-233-3747
www.abfse.org
Carl Sandburg College
Mortuary Science Program
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
P.O. Box 1407
Galesburg, IL 61401-9576
Tim Krause, Coordinator
Last Accr./Next Accr: 2003/2010
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science
Phone: 309-345-8501
Fax: 309-341-1040
E-mail: tkrause@sandburg.edu
PROGRAM INFORMATION - Carl Sandburg
|
Year |
Total enrolled |
# of New Students |
# of Grads |
Timely Grad* |
Graduation rate |
Did not finish** |
Overall % Employed |
Employed In FS |
|
2018 |
36 |
18 |
12 |
12/12 |
100% |
4 |
100% |
92% |
|
2017 |
29 |
19 |
14 |
14/14 |
100% |
3 |
86% |
86% |
|
2016 |
32 |
17 |
11 |
11/11 |
55% |
4 |
100% |
64% |
*Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
**Left before completing the program; did not finish.
NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS - Carl Sandburg
|
3 year Average |
% Pass Arts |
% Pass Sciences |
|
2016 - 2018 |
63% |
87% |
|
2015 - 2017 |
65% |
90% |
|
2014 - 2016 |
66% |
85% |
|
Most recent |
# Takers |
# Passed |
|
2018 Arts |
12 |
6 |
|
2018 Sciences |
13 |
10 |
Accreditation
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate of Applied Science - Mortuary Science
Initial Accreditation 1997/Last comprehensive review 2017/Next comprehensive review 2024
Re-accreditation: April 2018 for a period of 7 years with one stipulation.
Most recent Accreditation decision: April 2019 – accepted progress report providing evidence of faculty evaluation to satisfy the April 2018 stipulation.