Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, Texas, is devoted to raising the standards of the funeral service profession by preparing students as funeral directors and embalmers.

 The Associates of Applied Science Degree at Commonwealth Institute is accredited by the AMERICAN BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION (ABFSE) 3414 Ashland Avenue, Suite G, St. Joseph, Missouri 64506; (816) 233-3747; web: www.abfse.org. 

The Institute is authorized to grant the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Funeral Service by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Approvals

The Commonwealth Institute is approved for the education and training of veterans, disabled persons and rehabilitation trainers and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Proprietary Schools and Veterans Education Dept., 101 E. 15th St., Austin, TX 78778-0001, (512) 936-3100.

The Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission Career Schools and Colleges.

The Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is licensed by the Texas Funeral Service Commission as a funeral establishment.

Memberships

The Commonwealth Institute’s commitment to the community and the profession is illustrated by membership in the following:

• International Cemetery and Funeral Association
• National Funeral Directors Association
• Funeral Ethics Association
• Houston Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association
• Houston Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
• Texas Funeral Directors Association
• Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
• National Association of Colleges of Mortuary Science
• Student Financial Aid Administrators
• National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association