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 Mercer County 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mercer County Community College was $338 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,608 | $6,900 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,420 | $1,420 |
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Mercer County Community College 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 Mercer County Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.3% of the mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the mortuary science associate degrees at Mercer County Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to funeral and mortuary science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | 13 |
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*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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