January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

National Board – Arts Examination Total Tested Pass

# %
Fail

# %
Absent

#
Total Number
First Time 1281 922 72% 359 28%
Repeater 375 146 39% 229 61%
Total 1656 1068 65% 588 35%
39
1695
National Board – Science Examination Total Tested Pass

# %
Fail

# %
Absent

#
Total Number
First Time 1266 798 63% 468 37%
Repeater 494 184 37% 310 63%
Total 1760 982 56% 778 44% 50
1810

First Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 77
Sciences Exam – 76

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM
Funeral Directing & Arranging – 36.7/51
Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 14.4/21
Funeral Service Counseling – 15.3/22
Regulatory Compliance – 25.5/36
Cemetery & Crematory Operations – 15.3/20
SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 41.2/58
Restorative Arts – 23.7/34
Preparation for Disposition – 23.1/31
Funeral Service Sciences – 17.2/27

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