is a

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university in Japan. The main campus is located in

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, Japan. The college is a part of the world-wide network of

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(SDA) institutions of

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, the world's second largest Christian school system.

History

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The history of the college began in 1898 when William C. Grainger, an SDA missionary, founded in Azabu, Tokyo. In 1914 the school was moved to

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and renamed ''Amanuma Gakuin''. In 1926 the school was moved to

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and renamed ''

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San’iku Gakuin''. The name ''San’iku'' (), combination of (, 'three') and (, 'to nourish, to bring up'), means 'to make people whole' in physical (), intellectual () and spiritual () attributes. In 1943, during

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, the school was forcibly closed. The school was resumed in 1947 after the war. In 1971 the school foundation established

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with one department (Department of English Language). In 1978 the college was moved to the present Otaki Campus. In 1987 the college added the Department of Nursing, which became a four-year college in 2008.

Organization

As of April 2012, the university has no graduate schools.

Undergraduate schools

* Faculty of Nursing The students study at Otaki Campus during their first 2.5 years, then move to the Tokyo Campus next to the Tokyo Adventist Hospital in Suginami. After a one-year clinical study in Tokyo, they move to Otaki Campus again.

Affiliated schools

** Department of English Communications * Saniku Gakuin College (technical college) ** Department of Theology ** Department of Christian Education

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