Sonoma Adventist College Explained

Sonoma Adventist College
Motto:	To know, To Love, To serve
Established:	1968^[1]
Type:	Private
Academic Affiliation:	Pacific Adventist University
Principal:	Dr Isako Esekia
Head Label:	Deputy principal
Head:	Malachi Param
Dean:	Pr Wellington Sanan (Men) Martha Banas(Women)Head Cleaner Mr Desmond AmuaAssistant head of labourer-morris David Bogew
Faculty:	56
Administrative Staff:	45
Enrollment:	700
City:	Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Affiliations:	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website:	www.sonoma.ac.pg

Sonoma Adventist College is a co-educational tertiary institution situated in Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. It is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association.

It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Academic divisions

The college is divided into the following divisions

• Agriculture
• Building construction
• Commerce
• Education
• Theology

History

During the 1993 eruption of the Rabaul volcanoes, Sonoma was a registered refugee camp with over 2,000 extra people on campus.It was founded by Pr Alex Currie

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 medical schools
• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
• List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
• Christian school

Notes and References

1. http://www.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewEntity&EntityID=13298 Adventist Yearbook
2. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
3. Web site: Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts . 2016-03-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm . 2015-03-23 .
4. 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.
5. Web site: World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education. Wendi. Rogers. Mark A.. Kellner. April 1, 2003. Adventist News Network. 2010-06-19.