Seventh-day Adventist education
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Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | education |
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
Statistics
[edit]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.[4][5]
Primary
[edit]There are 6,897 Primary Schools with 1,403,901 students.[4]
Secondary
[edit]There are 2,793 Secondary Schools with 615,171 students.[4]
Tertiary
[edit]There are 116 Tertiary Institutions with 148,775 students.[4] 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
[edit]North America
[edit]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
[edit]- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
References
[edit]- ^ Whalen, William J. (April 1994). "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". U.S. Catholic. 59 (4): 14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Education on the church's official website
- ^ a b c d "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.
- ^ "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
Sources
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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