Fact Sheet

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a private, liberal-arts institution, and is 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 main campus only 2 miles south of Mandeville town, in Manchester, and three other campuses situated in Kingston, Montego Bay and St. Ann, this university offers a number of professional, pre-professional and vocational programmes in a spiritually wholesome and aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. Established in 1907 NCU currently enjoys an average yearly enrolment of over five thousand students, from up to 35 countries, and is the world’s largest English speaking Seventh-day Adventist tertiary institution.

Location:
Main Campus - Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies

Extension Campuses:

Kingston, Jamaica (established in March, 1997)
Montego Bay, Jamaica (established in September, 1998)
Salem, Runaway Bay, Jamaica (established in October, 2001 )

Mission Statement
Northern Caribbean University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution, has as its mission quality Christ-centred education, achieved through academic excellence, social interaction, physical and spiritual development and a strong work ethic, thereby fitting each student for committed professional service to country and to God.

Vision Statement
Strategically located, Northern Caribbean University aspires to be the centre of holistic higher education, upholding Christian values in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Value Statement
Ubi Semper Discimus – Where Learning Never Ends

Core Values
NCU C.A.R.E.S. (Christ-centredness, Affirmation, Respect, Excellence, Stewardship)

Enrolment (2011-2012)
Main Campus	-	3303
Extension Campuses (Continuing Education)	-	2529
Graduate Students	-	161
Main Campus Evening Institute	-	N/A
TOTAL	-	5993

Academic Structure
Colleges:

College of Allied Health & Nursing
College of Natural and Applied Sciences
College of Business and Hospitality Management
College of Education and Leadership
College of Humanities, Behavioural & Social Sciences

Schools:
School of Religion and Theology

Number of Degree Programmes
Bachelors	-	Approx. 30 (with various emphases)
Masters	-	11
Doctoral	-	4

Accreditation Received

Institutional accreditation from the Adventist Accrediting Association, Washington D.C., USA
Programme accreditation from the University Council of Jamaica (see http://www.ucj.org.jm/content/accredited-programmes-and-ucj-approved-degrees )

Institutional Affiliations:

Member of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education, Jamaica
Member of the Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions
The Joint Board of Teacher Education
The Nursing Council of Jamaica
The Dental Council of Jamaica
The Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine

Employees:
Faculty (Full-time)	-	162
Faculty (Adjunct, Main Campus)	-	152
Faculty (Adjunct, Extension Campuses)	-	213
Staff (Full-Time)	-	412
Staff (Part-Time)	-	2
Combined	-	941

Governance Structure:

Board of Governors
Chairman:
Pastor Everett Brown, MBA
President
Trevor Gardner, PhD
Provost
Evelyn Tucker, JD

Vice Presidents:
Academic Administration - Marilyn Anderson, EdD
Finance and Industries - Danieto Murray, MBA, JP
University Relations - I. E. “Yvonne” Bignall, MSc.
Student Services and Records - Beverly Cameron, PhD
Spiritual Affairs - Michael Harvey, MSc, JP
Technology - Michael Reid, PhD

College Deans:
Erica Robinson-Sturridge, PhD, College of Allied Health & Nursing
Vincent Wright, PhD, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Andrea Baldwin, PhD, College of Business and Hospitality Management
Gloria Gregory, PhD, College of Education and Leadership
Vincent Peterkin, PhD, College of Humanities, Behavioural & Social Sciences
Newton Cleghorne, DMin, School of Religion and Theology