Sonoma Adventist College

Sonoma Adventist College

Motto	To know, To Love, To serve
Type	Private
Established	1968[1]
Academic affiliation	Pacific Adventist University
Principal	Dr Isako Esekia
Dean	Pr Wellington Sanan (Men) Martha Banas(Women) Head Cleaner Mr Desmond Amua Assistant head of labourer-morris David Bogew
Deputy principal	Malachi Param
Academic staff	56
Administrative staff	45
Students	700
Location	Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Affiliations	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website	www.sonoma.ac.pg

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. It was founded by Pr Alex Currie

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

1. Adventist Yearbook
2. 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."
3. "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
4. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
5. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.