Sonoma Adventist College
| Motto | To know, To Love, To serve |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1968[1] |
Academic affiliation | Pacific Adventist University |
| Principal | Isako Esekia |
| Dean |
Sinoa Poigeno (Men) Rose Sawi (Women) |
| Deputy principal | Malachi Param |
Academic staff | 32 |
Administrative staff | 15 |
| Students | 370 |
| Location | Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| Affiliations | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Website | www.sonoma.ac.pg |
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Sonoma Adventist College is a co-educational tertiary institution situated in Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. It is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association.
It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4] [5]
Academic divisions
The college is divided into the following divisions
- Agriculture
- Building construction
- Commerce
- Education
- Theology
History
During the 1993 eruption of the Rabaul volcanoes, Sonoma was a registered refugee camp with over 2,000 extra people on campus.
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Adventist Colleges and Universities
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- Christian school
References
- ↑ Adventist Yearbook
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- ↑ http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm
- ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
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