Seventh-day Adventist education

The Seventh-day Adventist educational system, part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is overseen by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The educational system is a Christian school-based system.[1][2]

Seventh-day Adventist educational system
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Parent organization
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Websiteeducation.adventist.org
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 8,515 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 1.95 million students worldwide.[3][4][5] The association of related educators published the Journal of Adventist Education, a magazine that focuses on Seventh-day Adventist curriculum and teaching.[6]

The denominationally-based school system began in the 1870s.[7] The church supports holistic education:

Mental, physical, social, and spiritual health, intellectual growth, and service to humanity form a core of values that are essential aspects of the Adventist education philosophy.[7]

Education by level

Primary

There are 5,915 Primary Schools worldwide (June 2018 report).[4] Enrollment: over 1.2 million students.

Secondary

There are more than 2,435 Secondary Schools worldwide (June 2018 report).[4] Enrollment: More than 603,000 students.

Tertiary
See also: Seventh-day Adventist tertiary student ministry

The Adventist Church, usually through Union-level administrative units, is associated with a number of post secondary educational institutions around the world that include:

  • language schools
  • Worker-training institutes (ministers, teachers, Bible workers)
  • Junior Colleges (2-year programs)
  • four-year liberal-arts colleges
  • full universities offering education up to doctorate level
  • healthcare-focused schools, often associated with Adventist hospitals
  • medical schools

Number of Tertiary Institutions (worldwide): 115. Enrollment (worldwide): more than 145,000.

Education by area

North America

The North American Division Office of Education coordinates with 1,049 schools with 65,000 students in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda.

See also

References
  1. "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". ebscohost.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  2. The Christian Science Monitor. "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. [...] the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
  3. Compare: Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017
  4. "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.
  5. "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org.
  6. "Secondary Teachers Resources". adventisteducation.org.
  7. Education on the church's official website

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