Central American Adventist University (Universidad Adventista de Centro America - UNADECA) is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university located in Alajuela, Costa Rica, and accredited by the Association of Private Universities of Central America and Panama (AUPRICA), the United Association of Private University Rectors of Costa Rica (UNIRE), and the Adventist Accrediting Association.
It is a part of the
Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
History
Founded in 1925 in Las Cascadas, Panama, UNADECA moved to San Jose, Costa Rica in 1927. It later moved to Three Rivers in 1932 and finally to Alajuela in 1950. UNADECA offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral (IATS) level degrees.
Scandals
UNADECA was the subject of numerous investigations by Costa Rican officials for allegedly falsifying teacher credentials as well as accusations of bribing government officials, And former student initiated a lawsuit in 2005, related to it.
[Benitez vs. Central American Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 04-203111-0305-pe (5024-7-04) (Costa Rica 2005)]
See also
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List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
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Seventh-day Adventist education
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
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Seventh-day Adventist theology
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History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of the 1830s to the 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening, and was officially founded in 1863. Prominent figures in the early church included Hiram Edson, ...
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Adventist Colleges and Universities
Adventism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming (or the "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. It originated in the 1830s in the United States during the Second Great Awakening when Baptist preacher Wil ...
References
External links
Official website
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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