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Seventh-day Adventist educational system

Type	Religious/Non-Profit
Location	Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Region served	Worldwide
Parent organization	General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website	education.adventist.org

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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. It is considered as the largest Protestant educational system and second largest Christian educational system in the world. The educational system is a Christian school–based system.

In 2023, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 9,845 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 2,177,933 million students worldwide.

The denominationally-based school system began in the 1870s.

Statistics

In 2023, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 9,845 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 2,177,933 million students worldwide.

Primary

There are 6,897 Primary Schools with 1,403,901 students.

Secondary

There are 2,793 Secondary Schools with 615,171 students.

Tertiary

There are 116 Tertiary Institutions with 148,775 students. The Adventist Church, usually through Union-level administrative units, is associated with post secondary educational institutions around the world, including training institutes, junior colleges and four-year universities, and medical schools, including those associated with Adventist hospitals.

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

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities

References

1. Whalen, William J. (April 1994). "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". U.S. Catholic. 59 (4): 14.
2. The Christian Science Monitor (15 November 2010). "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. Education on the church's official website
4. ^ "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.
5. "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Sources

• Byrd, Alita (Spring 2009). "The Changing Landscape of Adventist Higher Education in North America". Spectrum. 37: 37–50.
• Steve Daily, "My Dream for Adventist Higher Education". Adventist Today 8 (Jan–Feb 2000), p18–19

External links

• Seventh-day Adventist Church Department of Education
• North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Office of Education
• A Statement on Theological and Academic Freedom and Accountability, voted in 1987
• Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor.

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History	Christianity Protestantism Millerism Great Disappointment 1888 General Conference
Theology	28 Fundamental Beliefs Pillars Three Angels' Messages Sabbath Eschatology Pre-Second Advent Judgment Premillennialism Conditional immortality Remnant
Organization	General Conference Divisions East-Central Africa Euro-Asia Inter-American Inter-European North American Northern Asia-Pacific Southern Africa-Indian Ocean South American South Pacific Southern Asia Southern Asia-Pacific Trans-European West-Central Africa
Periodicals	Adventist Review Signs of the Times List of Ellen White writings
Service	Adventist Development and Relief Agency Maranatha Volunteers International Pathfinders Adventurers Medical Cadet Corps Seventh-day Adventist education Secondary schools Colleges and universities Hospitals
Media ministries	Hope Channel Loma Linda Broadcasting Network It Is Written Voice of Prophecy Three Angels Broadcasting Network Amazing Facts
People	Ellen G. White James S. White Joseph Bates J. N. Andrews Uriah Smith J. H. Kellogg James Caleb Jackson W. C. White F. D. Nichol M. L. Andreasen Le Roy Froom Arthur L. White George Vandeman H. M. S. Richards Edward Heppenstall Herbert E. Douglass Morris Venden Samuele Bacchiocchi E. E. Cleveland Walter Veith Mark Finley
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v t e Seventh-day Adventist higher education in the United States and Canada
Doctorate-granting universities	Andrews University La Sierra University
Special focus institutions	Medical schools Loma Linda University Other health professions AdventHealth University Kettering College
Master's universities	Southern Adventist University Walla Walla University Washington Adventist University
Baccalaureate colleges	Atlantic Union College (historical) Burman University (Canada) Oakwood University Pacific Union College Southwestern Adventist University Union Adventist University Weimar University
Unclassified	Hartland Institute Ouachita Hills College
Seventh-day Adventist education Adventist Accrediting Association List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities

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