by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is a concentration offered under the funeral and mortuary science major at American River College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in general mortuary science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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American River does not offer an online option for its general mortuary science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the American River Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% of the general mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Around 83.3% of general mortuary science associate degree recipients at American River in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. 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 |
*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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