Cemetery Grounds and Monument Services
Technical Certificate · 16 credit hours · 1 semesters · Division of Funerary and Interment Services
Monument setting and resetting, foundation pouring, granite and marble cleaning, grave excavation and closing, and grounds maintenance in active interment areas.
Field instruction is completed at the Cemetery Practicum Ground. ASTM F2413-rated footwear is required from the first day of field instruction. Students are expected to maintain a professional demeanor throughout all field assignments, including those completed in areas of concurrent family activity.
Concentrations
Memorial and Ornamental Ironwork
Design and fabrication of cemetery and memorial ironwork: gates, fencing, crosses and markers, and restoration of historic ironwork. Includes traditional joinery, scrollwork, and finish systems for permanent outdoor installation. Fabrication is completed in the Shop Building under the welding faculty; restoration practicum sites are arranged through the program's township partnerships. Students must have completed WELD 110 and WELD 120, or documented equivalent, before declaring the concentration.
Coordinator: Gus Rennick, CWI. Added by Addendum No. 1, adopted by the Curriculum Committee, effective Spring 2027. The concentration may not be declared before the Spring 2027 term.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| MON 110 | Monument Setting and Foundations | 4 | 1 |
| MON 120 | Grave Excavation and Closing | 3 | 1 |
| MON 130 | Grounds Maintenance in Active Interment Areas | 3 | 1 |
| MON 140 | Granite and Marble Cleaning | 3 | 1 |
| MON 150 | Equipment Operation and Rigging | 3 | 1 |
Graduates
My exhibition project on cold-weather setting compounds got me the job. My employer had read it before my interview. In this county, the College’s paper gets around.
Grady Wall, ’26 — Setting crew, monument company, Bellweather
Facilities and instruction
Instruction is delivered in the facilities of the Division of Funerary and Interment Services. Additional photographs are collected at Campus photographs.
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