Adventist Accrediting Association

The Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools (AAA) is an educational accreditation body operated by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

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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.^[1] Its process support services, religious course material and the makeup of the teaching staff.^[1]

The Adventist Church is affiliated with or operates 7,598 schools, colleges and universities worldwide.^[2] It says it operates "one of the largest church-supported educational systems in the world".^[3]

In terms of enrolled students, the Northern Caribbean University, located in Mandeville, Jamaica, is the largest Seventh-day Adventist university in the world.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Seventh-day Adventist education

References

Further reading

• Alita Byrd, "The Changing Landscape of Adventist Higher Education in North America". Spectrum 37 (Spring 2009), p37–50

External links

• http://education.gc.adventist.org/ - Department of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Official Website
• Seventh-day Adventists: the Heritage Continues
• Adventist History by Michael W. Campbell is a blog about on-going research in Adventist Studies.