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FINE Mortuary College
Funeral Service
150 Kerry Place
Norwood, MA 02062
Nicole Judge Acciardo, Program Director
Phone: (781) 762-1211
FAX: (781) 762-7177
Email: nacciardo@fmc.edu
Web: www.fmc.edu
Accredited Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Distance Education – YES
Part-time Option Available – YES
PROGRAM INFORMATION - FINE Mortuary College
* Timely graduation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish
|
Year |
Total enrolled |
# of New |
# of |
Timely |
Graduation rate** |
Did not finish*** |
Overall % |
Employed |
|
2025 |
328 |
122 |
35 |
34/35 |
97% |
71 |
94% |
80% |
|
2024 |
289 |
111 |
14 |
14/14 |
100% |
42 |
86% |
86% |
|
2023 |
251 |
127 |
28 |
25/28 |
89% |
61 |
96% |
75% |
NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS - FINE Mortuary College
|
Arts |
Takers |
School Pass Rate |
National Pass Rate |
|
Sciences |
Takers |
School Pass Rate |
National Pass Rate |
|
2025 |
25 |
96% |
78% |
|
2025 |
22 |
91% |
71% |
|
2024 |
14 |
100% |
78% |
|
2024 |
14 |
79% |
73% |
|
2023 |
14 |
79% |
78% |
|
2023 |
16 |
81% |
69% |
School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.
Accreditation:
Program and Institution Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science – Funeral Service
Initial Accreditation 1997/Last comprehensive review 2019/Next comprehensive review 2025
Re-accreditation: October 2019 for period of seven (7) years from previous review in 2018
Most recent Accreditation decisions: October 2019 for period of seven (7) years with no stipulations. Important factors in the decision were the rapid response to suggestions of the site visit team, consistent student success on the national licensing examination, upgraded facilities since the last ABFSE visit and the opportunities for communication between all constituencies of the institution.
-April 2022 – Substantive Change application to add Distance Education is received. Site visit will be scheduled.
-May 2022 – completed site visit to confirm change in ownership structure.
-October 2022 – Approved to offer the accredited program via Distance Education.
-April 2024 – Substantive Change accepted naming new Program Director.
National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org in the Directory of Accredited Programs.