Seventh-day Adventist education explained

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

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

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

There are 6,897 Primary Schools with 1,403,901 students.^[4]

Secondary

There are 2,793 Secondary Schools with 615,171 students.^[4]

Tertiary

See also: Seventh-day Adventist tertiary student ministry. 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

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

Sources

• Alita . Byrd . The Changing Landscape of Adventist Higher Education in North America . . 37 . Spring 2009 . 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 . For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists . The Christian Science Monitor . 15 November 2010 .

Notes and References

1. Whalen . William J. . Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists . U.S. Catholic . 59 . 4 . April 1994 . 14 .
2. For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists . The Christian Science Monitor . The Christian Science Monitor . 15 November 2010 . [...] the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools..
3. http://www.adventist.org/mission_and_service/education.html.en Education
4. Web site: Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church. www.adventistarchives.org.
5. Web site: Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church. adventist.org. 2010-06-19. 2017-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017005947/http://education.gc.adventist.org/about.html. dead.