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Worsham College of Mortuary Science

Wheeling, Illinois Private for-profit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Wheeling, Illinois, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 183 students in fall 2024.

Worsham College of Mortuary Science offers certificates and associate degrees across 1 program, the largest being Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. It awarded 95 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

183
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
95
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
71
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
183
Undergraduates, fall 2024
183
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
343
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
76%
Men
24%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
74%
Students taking some online courses
26%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
President/Program Director
Leili McMurrough
Services and opportunities
Student employment services
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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