1828 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207

Located in New York, the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, Inc., is a postsecondary institution that prepares students to work in the funeral service industry. The Simmons Institute of Funeral Service is particularly dedicated to providing instruction in all aspects of funeral service including the emotional and ethical areas that arise as funeral service workers work with members of the public and strive to create an environment that is understanding and welcoming of people's cultural differences.

Completing the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service's main program will take approximately 16 months. Students may expect to take classes covering such topics as: accounting, business law, small business management, thanatochemistry, embalming theory, English composition, psychology, and anatomy.

The New York funeral school also requires students to take funeral home-specific courses focused on subjects like funeral home administration, funeral service counseling, funeral service law and ethics, the history of funeral service, and funeral directing and professional relationships.

Quick Facts:

The Simmons Institute of Funeral Service has been accredited by the American Board of funeral service education (ABFSE) and has been authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to award the Associate in Occupational Studies degree.

The Simmons Institute of Funeral Service has also been approved by the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Department of vocational Rehabilitation, and the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs for the Training of Veterans and Other Eligible Persons.

This New York funeral school offers a part-time weekend program that can be taken in conjunction with weekday courses, or by itself.

During the course of their study, students are required to participate in at least 10 case calls, as required by the ABFSE.

This school profile has been compiled and updated by The CollegeBound Network. The school is not affiliated with The CollegeBound Network and shall not be considered a sponsor of this program.