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Funeral service
A career in funeral service offers a fulfilling path for those wanting to make a positive impact during difficult times. It provides opportunities to help grieving families with compassion, while also offering job stability due to consistent demand. This career is rewarding, allowing you to create meaningful memorials and provide comfort. With a diverse skill set required, including counseling, embalming, and business management, it offers a range of roles to explore. Built on integrity and professionalism, the funeral service profession allows you to make a meaningful contribution to society while maintaining high ethical standards. If you're compassionate and detail-oriented, this career can be both personally and professionally rewarding.
For information about our Funeral Service Programs, contact: # 609-570-3328 and/or funeralservice@mccc.edu
unlock your career with the funeral service national board exam (fsnbe)
After completing the Funeral Service Program, taking the Funeral Service National Board Exam (FSNBE) is key to becoming a licensed funeral director or embalmer. Without it, you can't legally practice in the field. This essential exam ensures you meet national standards in areas like embalming, funeral directing, grief counseling, ethics, and law. Passing it opens doors to job opportunities and equips you with the knowledge to serve families with care and professionalism.
Why Enroll in our FSNBE Exam Prep. Course?
- Expert Support: Get in-person guidance from Mortuary Science professionals.
- Focused Review: Spend dedicated time revising key materials for the NBE exam.
- Practice Tests: Reinforce your knowledge with quizzes and practice exams.
- Test-Taking Strategies: Learn effective strategies tailored to the NBE exam.
Prepare, succeed, and take the next step in your funeral service career!
If you have completed the Funeral Service Program and want help preparing for the National Board Exam, register for our NBE Prep. course today!
funeral service National Board Exam Prep.
Requirement/s: You MUST have completed and graduated from an accredited Funeral Service program and be eligible to schedule your National Board exam. Refunds will not be issued if you register for this course prior to meeting this requirement.
Prepare with Confidence for the Funeral Service National Board Exam (FSNBE)!
Whether you’re taking the FSNBE for the first time or retaking a section, our comprehensive exam prep. course provides a targeted review of both the NBE-Arts and NBE-Sciences sections.
Enhance your learning through interactive sessions that combine virtual field trips with expert-led lectures – designed to reinforce key concepts, offer practical exposure, and build your confidence to excel on exam day.
Course Highlights:
🎓 Expert-Led Instruction: Benefit from focused teaching tailored to the exam’s content, proven test-taking strategies, and common NBE test-taking challenges.
📚 Comprehensive Coverage: Thorough review of Mortuary Science topics, from embalming and restorative arts to funeral service management, laws, and ethics.
💪 Confidence Building: Engage in practice exams, interactive discussions, and review sessions that boost your test-taking skills and reduce anxiety.
🏛️ Virtual Field Trips: Virtual tours of funeral environments to observe operational workflows, embalming procedures, and restorative art techniques.
Offered: Fall/Spring
Cost: $750 (does not include exam registration or cost*)
Textbook: Required and available in the college bookstore.
Note/s: *Students are responsible for registering for the National Board Exam and all related costs. Click on the "Available Classes" button below, to start your registration!
Fall 2025 Schedule: Instructor-Led; Hybrid
Mon./Wed.: 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. - In-Person
10/6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29; 11/3
Sat.: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Remote
10/11, 18, 25
Sat.: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. - In-Person
11/1
Spring 2026 Schedule: Instructor-Led; Virtual
Mon./Wed.: 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
14/6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
Sat.: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
4/11, 18, 25; 5/2
"An awesome professor . . . very knowledgeable and eager to answer any and all of our questions . . . we touched on things not covered in a regular curriculum needed for the National Board exam. Highly recommend taking this prep. course!" (Student testimonial.)
"I must say the teaching was amazing everyone is talking about it, the price was very reasonable and the teacher really buckled down on the work . . . it was so beneficial . . . the teacher broke things down to such an understanding that I've not only understood more but she taught us different study patterns." (Student testimonial.)