Halifax,
NS,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Diploma in Funeral and Allied Health Services in Dartmouth Canada | Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Community College
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Dartmouth Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
11,690
(c. USD8,384.33)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Gain comprehensive knowledge of funeral service while building essential skills for careers as a funeral director or embalmer. While you might specialize in one area, understanding both disciplines provides valuable professional insight.
Successful funeral directors demonstrate empathy, open-mindedness, and strong communication skills while remaining non-judgmental. This profession involves supporting grieving individuals who depend on your organizational abilities and expertise regarding available funeral products and services.
Embalmers develop specialized techniques for sanitizing, preserving, and restoring deceased remains.
Through this program, you'll develop professional competence and confidence while learning industry-specific terminology and the value of collaboration in healthcare settings.
Career opportunities
While many graduates pursue roles as funeral directors and embalmers, diverse employment paths exist including positions as morgue technicians, funeral arrangers, grief counselors, and funeral education specialists.
Graduates also find employment in medical research facilities, cremation centers, funeral home call centers, and businesses focused on cemetery operations, funeral documentation, transportation services, and the production of preservation supplies, burial containers, and memorial markers.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent
This program is open to applicants from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador provinces.
A valid Class 5 driver's licence
If you've not obtained an apprenticeship with a funeral home prior to beginning the program, you'll be required to take part in a work/volunteer observation experience under a licensed Funeral Director. Before approaching a funeral home to set up the work/volunteer observation experience, NSCC Admissions will provide you with the required documentation.
If you have obtained an apprenticeship prior to beginning the program, you're required to submit a letter of recommendation from the funeral home in support of your application. This letter should outline your work experience at the funeral home and confirm that you'll complete your apprenticeship with that funeral home.
Copy of board-attested or direct-issued Certificate issued by All India Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), All India Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), or State Boards of Higher Secondary Education.
Copy of Statement of Marks/Mark Sheet for Grade 12. School-issued transcripts/records with marks are not acceptable.
Official transcripts You must submit your official transcript(s) for courses required for admission.
International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS Academic Test) minimum score of 6.0 on each test (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum test scores of 80 on the Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT), 60 on the Paper-Delivered Test, or 550 on the Paper-Based Test.
Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTest) average score of 4.5.
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) minimum Level 8 on each test. Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT) is not accepted.
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) minimum Band 60.
Michigan English Test (MET) minimum score 59.
This program is open to applicants from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador provinces.
A valid Class 5 driver's licence
If you've not obtained an apprenticeship with a funeral home prior to beginning the program, you'll be required to take part in a work/volunteer observation experience under a licensed Funeral Director. Before approaching a funeral home to set up the work/volunteer observation experience, NSCC Admissions will provide you with the required documentation.
If you have obtained an apprenticeship prior to beginning the program, you're required to submit a letter of recommendation from the funeral home in support of your application. This letter should outline your work experience at the funeral home and confirm that you'll complete your apprenticeship with that funeral home.
Copy of board-attested or direct-issued Certificate issued by All India Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), All India Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), or State Boards of Higher Secondary Education.
Copy of Statement of Marks/Mark Sheet for Grade 12. School-issued transcripts/records with marks are not acceptable.
Official transcripts You must submit your official transcript(s) for courses required for admission.
International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS Academic Test) minimum score of 6.0 on each test (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum test scores of 80 on the Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT), 60 on the Paper-Delivered Test, or 550 on the Paper-Based Test.
Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTest) average score of 4.5.
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) minimum Level 8 on each test. Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT) is not accepted.
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) minimum Band 60.
Michigan English Test (MET) minimum score 59.
Tuition
CAD
11,690