Fall Quarter
Fall 2019 Graduation
Northwoods Presbyterian Church
3320 Cypress Creek Parkway (FM 1960), Houston, TX 77068
Please join us as we celebrate another end of academic term graduation celebration. We will be honoring those students who have completed their Certificate in Funeral Directing as well as those students who have earned the Associate of Applied Science Funeral Service Degree. The ceremony will start at 10 am. There will be an open house back at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service after the graduation has concluded. For more information, call us at 281-873-0262
Our Fall 2019 academic quarter ends on Friday, December 20, 2019 with our semi-annual commencement ceremony. There will be a 2 week academic break and classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2020. If you have questions, please call 281-873-0262.
On-Campus Degree
Associate of Applied Science
The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Funeral Service (AAS) is specially designed to teach students the skills and abilities essential for employment as an embalmer and funeral director. Learn more.
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Certificate of Funeral Directing
The Certificate in Funeral Directing is designed to teach students the skills essential for employment as a funeral director in the state of Texas. This academic program is designed to meet specific professional needs.
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Get Your Certificate Online
Courses taken through the online certificate option follow the same academic term and length, and have the same rigorous academic and admission requirements as those taken on-campus. Learn more.
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Get Your Degree Online
The Online Associate of Applied Science Degree in Funeral Service (AAS) is specially designed to teach students the skills and abilities essential for employment as an embalmer and funeral director. Learn more.
View Program DetailsEarn Your Associate of Applied Science Degree or a Certificate in Funeral Directing
The Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a vocational, post secondary teaching institution with its primary purpose being to educate individuals interested in the subjects comprising the curriculum for licensure and a career in funeral service. We are devoted to raising the standards of the funeral service profession by preparing students as funeral directors and embalmers. Begin your career path at Commonwealth Institute today!
Learn with those from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, and Harris County Social Services while Working Toward Your Education
Commonwealth Institute located at 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston, Texas 77090, offers students a unique experience in practical embalming and restoration educational experience. Primary to this educational experience is the relationships that Commonwealth has with the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Medical Branch whereby our students embalm the cases deemed for anatomical dissection.
With Harris County Social Services our students embalm, dress, cosmetize, and casket the decedents who will be interred in the county cemetery. Commonwealth students are able to assist on these burial services. Commonwealth now prepares approximately 400 cases annually.
“Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service offers our students two programs – an Associate of Applied Science Degree and a Certificate in Funeral Directing. We’ve done this while providing stellar education for funeral service professionals as funeral directors, embalmers or both since 1936. The funeral services profession is our sole mission.”
Accreditation and Memberships of Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. See Accreditation for more information.