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 Fayetteville Technical Community 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at FTCC paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $112 | $112 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,356 | $1,356 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at FTCC in Mortuary Science walked away with an average of $15,750 in student debt. That is 9% higher than the national average of $14,440.
mortuary science who receive their associate degree from FTCC make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $33,041.
FTCC does not offer an online option for its mortuary science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FTCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in mortuary science in 2019-2020, 64.4% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.4% of the mortuary science associate degrees at FTCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 45 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to funeral and mortuary science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 21 |
| Culinary Arts | 13 |
*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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