Nevada college to supply funeral companies diploma as state-first in Fall 2025

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Ever wished to turn into a funeral director? A faculty in Nevada is launching the state’s first-ever diploma that can assist you obtain that aim.

In accordance with a launch, the Faculty of Southern Nevada will launch the state’s first diploma in funeral companies within the fall 2025 semester.

This system will assist present college students with the schooling and hands-on coaching wanted to pursue careers as embalmers, funeral managers, and funeral administrators. Every of those roles is in excessive demand, the discharge acknowledged, with beginning salaries of $62,000 to $63,000.

“This is great for Las Vegas, the state of Nevada, and for students who maybe never considered a career in this field,” Cassie Gentry, Chair of Health-Related Professions at CSN, said. “It calls for students with deep empathy to support families and honor loved ones who have passed.”

Earlier than the launch of CSN’s new program, Nevada residents within the subject must search schooling and certification outdoors of the state. Now, by way of a donation from Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, these residents now not have to go away Nevada to pursue these careers.

This system will get college students set as much as obtain an Affiliate of Utilized Science in Funeral Companies.

“The new Funeral Services program at CSN is a game-changer for our community, equipping  future professionals with the skills and compassion needed to serve families with dignity and  care,” Celena DiLullo, president of Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, said. “This program will  strengthen the local funeral services industry by fostering a new generation of licensed  professionals dedicated to honoring life and supporting families in their time of need.” 

In accordance with the discharge, this system has been almost eight years within the making and can welcome its first 10 college students within the fall. Functions at the moment are open and can shut on June 1, 2025. Those that want to apply can be taught extra right here.

Plans to develop this system embody growing enrollment, reaching college students in Northern Nevada, and establishing a pathway to a bachelor’s diploma.