Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

The Institute offers two programs – an Associate of Applied Science Degree and a Certificate in Funeral Directing. We have been providing education for funeral service professionals – as funeral directors, embalmers or both – since 1936. The funeral service profession is our sole mission.
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.

Available Programs

• Biology
• Business Communication
• Business Law
• Funeral Merchandising
• Board Review & Externship
• Composition and Rhetoric
• Small Business Management
• Funeral Service Ethics and Compliance
• Mortuary Law
• Restorative Art
• United States History
• Microbiology
• Funeral Service History
• Pathology
• Embalming

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Locations

• Houston, TX