by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Funeral & Mortuary Science is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at American River College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in mortuary science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Online degrees for the American River mortuary science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the American River Online Learning page.
About 58.3% of the students who received their Associate in mortuary science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.3% of the mortuary science associate degrees at American River in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to funeral and mortuary science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | 21 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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