645 W. North Bend Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45224

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was founded in 1882. The Ohio School provides students with mortuary science education. Students can complete the associate degree program in 18 months and the undergraduate degree program in just over three years.

The pre-mortuary science program offered to students at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is part of a two-quarter sequence, including classes in psychology, sociology and biology. The mortuary science program at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science covers anatomy, embalming, chemistry and restorative art.

Student life at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science includes Alpha Tau Epsilon fraternity, which was chartered in 1984, and Delta Gamma Pi sorority, which was established in 1994. Each incoming class at the Ohio School elects a student body president, vice president, and a secretary-treasurer to student government.

Quick Facts:

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is the oldest school of its kind in the United States.

In 1986, the Ohio school became the first private college of mortuary science in the nation to offer an undergraduate degree in mortuary science. The program is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc.

The student body at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science has an average age of 24 and represents more than 15 states. In recent years, students have come from Africa, Puerto Rico, South America, Central America, and the West Indies to attend the Ohio school.

Men make up 60 percent of the Ohio school's student body, while women account for 40 percent of the student body.

A number of honors and awards are available to students at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, including the Dr. George M. Sleichter Award, which is presented to the student with the second highest academic standing in the class. The Bowsher Plaque is awarded for outstanding skill in restorative art.

Many students at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science work part-time at local funeral homes during their studies at the Ohio school. Work opportunities vary in pay, conditions and living accommodations.

The Ohio Embalmers Association has a scholarship available to Ohio students. Other scholarships available to students at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science are offered through various organizations, including the American Board of Funeral Service and the Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation.

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