The Updated Post-secondary Institutions Accreditation Status Listis Available
This list identifies, by institution and country, all post-secondary institutions recognized and accredited by the Seventh-day Adventist church, along with the year each institution was first accredited and when current accreditation expires. Expiration is always on December 31 of the year identified, and during that same year the next accreditation visit will be scheduled.
The Education Department is responsible for the coordination, promotion, training, and quality of the global Seventh-day Adventist educational program, which includes 7,442 schools, colleges and universities, with approximately 75,000 teachers and 1,480,000 students. Working in close cooperation with the Education Department directors in the 13 world divisions, the staff offers services to boards, administrators, and faculty of Adventist colleges and universities worldwide. The staff also provides support through the world divisions to educational leaders at union/ conference/ mission levels and to teachers in Adventist elementary and secondary schools to ensure that the Adventist philosophy of education and the principles of faith-and-learning are integrated into the life of each institution. In addition, the staff cooperates with Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries and the Youth Ministries Department in nurturing the faith of Adventist students attending non-Adventist colleges and universities worldwide.
The Department of Education is located at the Adventist World Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The following are educational resources provided for the advancement of quality, Christian education on all levels worldwide: