The Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools (AAA) is an
educational accreditation body operated by the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and ...
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Accreditation by the body is not academic accreditation and it is not recognized by government-recognized accreditors. Rather, accreditation by the AAA is based on whether an institution follows the religious tenets of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. This is official recognition by the Seventh-day Adventist church and is used to determine whether schools may apply for church funding.
Its process support services, religious course material and the makeup of the teaching staff.
The Adventist Church is affiliated with or operates 7,598 schools, colleges and universities worldwide. It says it operates "one of the largest church-supported educational systems in the world".
In terms of enrolled students, the
Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a private, liberal-arts institution owned and operated by the Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) and the Atlantic Caribbean Union Mission (ACUM) of Seventh-day Adventists, and is located in Jamaica. With its ma ...
, located in Mandeville, Jamaica, is the largest Seventh-day Adventist university in the world.
See also
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List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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Seventh-day Adventist education
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. The educational system is a Christian school-based syst ...
References
Further reading
* Alita Byrd, "The Changing Landscape of Adventist Higher Education in North America". ''
Spectrum
A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors ...
'' 37 (Spring 2009), p37–50
External links
http://education.gc.adventist.org/- Department of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Official Website
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Adventist History' by
Michael W. Campbell is a blog about on-going research in Adventist Studies.
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