It’s obvious that today is becoming “College Day” at Funeral Director Daily.  Our first story was about the University of Minnesota and their progressive realistic mortuary education and this story is about San Antonio College (TX) and the mortuary program there opening what is believed to be the nation’s first college-based “Consumer-facing funeral establishement”.

According to this article that apparently means that the college will be operating a mortuary for use by general consumers.  Again, according to the article, “Families using the chapel will be served by a licensed funeral director assisted by mortuary students”.

The article continues, “The San Antonio College Mortuary will be a full-service, customer-facing funeral home, including a chapel with 60 seats, meeting rooms and offices, and a full array of burial and other mortuary services”.  

Jennifer Floyd who has been named the Director of Mortuary Operations made the following comment in the article, “Our focus will be on serving the families that come to us, but at the same time it’s going to be a training funeral home.  We want to give the funeral directing students the same opportunities our embalming students have.”   

There are currently 314 students in San Antonio College’s  mortuary sciences program, along with three full-time faculty members and one adjunct professor.

Related —  Here is a news video and print article from KENS TV – ABC Channel 5 from San Antonio about the college’s new venture.

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