Cypress College Mortuary Science

09/10/2026

Don't miss this opportunity to meet with local ME's and Coroners and anthropologists sponsored by and hosted !
RSVP @ OCFDA.org

07/07/2026

07/06/2026

🫵 Calling all funeral service professionals!

❓ What does the job of a Funeral Director and Embalmer look like today? You tell us!

📚 The Conference periodically conducts a nationwide survey to identify the knowledge, skills, and tasks required of today’s funeral directors and embalmers. This ensures that the National Board Examination is a reflection of current practice.

🗣️ We are looking for licensed practitioners who are willing to share their experience and expertise as part of this important process. No prior exam development experience is required and your travel expenses are covered!

🚨 Volunteer Requirements:
-Passed both the National Board Examination Arts & Sciences
-Currently licensed and in good standing as a Funeral Director and Embalmer
-Working understanding of technology; laptop, internet access, and Zoom
-Ability to communicate effectively both in person and remotely
-Ability to commit to both in-person meetings; October 13-15, 2026 and April 20-21, 2027
-Committed to security and willingness to sign an NDA

Apply here: https://theconferenceonline.org/jta/

Please share this opportunity with colleagues and other licensed funeral service professionals as you see fit!

04/30/2026

Congratulations to "Professor Christina Villa", now a tenured Professor in the Mortuary Science Program. She was recognized at the NOCCCD Board of Directors meeting last evening. To make tenure is a monumental achievement. Many hours of training, observations, continuing education all the while balancing preparing and educating future funeral service practitioners. Next step... Dr. Villa!!! We applaud you for all you do! Congratulations!

03/20/2026

Thank you board members Kimberly Worl and Elizabeth Wu for visiting today and encouraging Mortuary Science students to apply for the OCFDA scholarship and attend the upcoming Trivia Night and California Funeral Directors Association convention!

02/28/2026

🫂 Funeral professionals give deeply of themselves, often without pause. This six-session Compassion Fatigue Webinar Series is designed to help participants understand compassion fatigue, recognize its impact, and develop practical tools and peer support to sustain their well-being while continuing to serve families with care and professionalism. 👉🏽 Learn more and register at www.cafda.org/compassionfatigue

02/28/2026

RA for the People!

Join Ben Schmidt for a practical webinar focused on real-world restorative art applications you can implement immediately.

📅 March 9, 2026
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM CST
💻 Live on Microsoft Teams
🎓 Approved for 1 Hour CE by the APFSP (IL Certification)

Register now https://cnnq.short.gy/zFpQQc

01/08/2026

📚💵 Our CFDA 2026 Scholarship Application is now live! Two California mortuary students will be chosen to receive a $1,500 scholarship and be invited to attend the 2026 CFDA Convention in La Jolla, CA to receive the award. To be eligible, entrants must be a California resident attending a mortuary college, including Cypress College, American River College, or an accredited online program. Learn more and apply today at www.cafda.org/2026awards

08/06/2025

Summer is not over! It's just heating up! See you at FPIE, LACFDA and OCFDA's upcoming events!

07/25/2025

Pat Ganer wrote the book on Cypress College. Twice, actually. It only seems fitting that one of the college’s first students, who then returned in a faculty role that spanned more than four decades, would be the unofficial historian and author of “A Tree Grows in Cypress” — the first of whic...