Cypress College Mortuary Science

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...

06/05/2025

05/30/2025

Congratulations Cypress College Mortuary Science Class of 2024/2025!

05/08/2025

Can't miss event! OCFDA Vendor and Scholarship Night! RSVP TODAY at OCFDA.org!

12/07/2024

Professor Bob Boettger. Instructed thousands of embalmers and funeral directors in the art of restoration and thanatology.

The late Bob Boettger, who served as the head of the Mortuary Science program, teaches facial anatomy in this photo. Knowledge of facial features is an important part of learning restorative art. 🔷