I want to become a mortician. What exactly do I have to know to become one?

Question

What college should I go for mortuary science? And what exactly would I need to take for classes to become a mortician? What do I need to know and such be a mortician?

Answer 1

Don't know if this'll help you any, but it does have a lot of good info on the job. Good luck.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos011.htm

Answer 2

I am a mortician, I attended the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, which is a great school. Cincinatti is a good school, too. Every state has different licensing requirements to be a funeral director, some require college credits before entering mortuary school, while others simply require the mortuary education. I would strongly recommend calling a local funeral home not only to sit down and talk, but to find out your states requirements. This is a wonderful career, I can't imgine doing anything else, however, it is not for everyone. You should really sit down with a funeral director and ask them lots of questions!! Good luck and take care!

Answer 3

There aren't that many colleges that have mortuary science programs. If you can't find one near you, call a large mortuary/cemetery company and ask them. Many of them donate to mortuary science courses in order to keep the population of morticians up.

BTW, funeral directors and morticians are commonly two different things. Make sure you know what you're asking about. Arranging and conducting funerals or body prep.

Answer 4

Morticians are required to hold a license issued by the state. The state web site should tell you what qualifications are needed. I would also suggest talking with a mortician. My experience has been that accounting 101 would be helpful a good share of the time. Also a little psychology for how to deal with "dead" beats.

Answer 5

I was kinda thinking about that to at one point I just looked up Mortician schools on the net and only found a small number of them I also called a funeral home and asked some of the employees where they went to school The weird thing is most of the people I talked to said I don't wanna do this kinda work This one dude said he has issues now and has nightmares all the time about the stuff he sees. I really got sick of hearing it for real somebodys gotta do it these people anit gonna embalm themselves you know anyway about the classes I know you gotta take alot of biology and physiology classes to learn about the body and how to deal with grieving people also like sales classes like how to sale a casket with out making it look like your trying to sell a car anyway there was a really good show on I think A&E or DISCOVERY that showed people going to school and everything they went through anyway good luck hope I never run into you at least in a professional way LOL

Answer 6

I am going to The Dallas Institute for Funeral Services and it is a 2 year program. You have to learn how to embalm someone,health hazards,cosmetology and take sociology and psychiatry classes. You also have to do a practical class,which means you have to embalm someone for grades! I love it--Noboby talks back!

Answer 7

Cincinnati has a famous one, highly rated. So does San Francisco. Cincinnati is a much cheaper place to live. Not a bad town. Nice river. 2 excellent teams-if you like sports-decent artistic life...old town is very interesting, many book stores, and you are not far from Louisville and Churchill Downs. Need to know? Quite a bit...that's why they have a college...great money.Try it.

Answer 8

find a college that teaches this discipline and find a counsellor and you will have the answers to the rest of the question as well

Answer 9

search google

Answer 10

call or ask at a funeral home they will help you