Hyacinth Chen Nursing School Explained

Hyacinth Chen School of Nursing
Established:	2008
Type:	Private
Religious Affiliation:	Seventh-day Adventist Church
City:	Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica
Website:	www.ncu.edu.jm
President:	Dr. Herbert J. Thompson

The Hyacinth Chen School of Nursing was officially opened on August 10, 2008, on a location directly across from the Northern Caribbean University campus across from NCU's Dental Centre located in Mandeville, Jamaica.

The school is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica. The school is being named in honour of Mrs. Hyacinth Chen, the mother of major donor, Michael Lee-Chin, Jamaican/Canadian businessman.

The school will hold 800 nursing students and will reduce Jamaica's nursing shortage.

It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
• Seventh-day Adventist education
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Seventh-day Adventist theology
• History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Adventist Colleges and Universities
• List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
• List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Christian school

External links

• Northern Caribbean University official website

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Notes and References

1. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists "the
2. Web site: Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts . March 18, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm . March 23, 2015 .
3. Web site: Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church. 2010-06-18. 2017-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017005947/http://education.gc.adventist.org/about.html. dead.
4. Web site: World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education . Wendi . Rogers . Mark A. . Kellner . April 1, 2003 . . 2010-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724224535/http://news.adventist.org/2003/04/worl-church-a-closer-look-at-higher-eucatio.html . July 24, 2011 .