Fact Sheet

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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 (2010-2011)
Main Campus	-	3669
Extension Campuses (Continuing Education)	-	1290
Graduate Students	-	398
Main Campus Evening Institute	-	265
TOTAL	-	5622

Academic Structure
Colleges:                                                                    -    5
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:                                                                     -  1
School of Religion and Theology

Number of Degree Programmes
Bachelors	-	Approx. 30 (with various emphases)
Masters	-	10
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/accreditation.htm)

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)	-	153
Faculty (Adjunct, Main Campus)	-	148
Faculty (Adjunct, Extension Campuses)	-	196
Staff (Full-Time)	-	426
Staff (Part-Time)	-	6
Combined	-	929

Governance Structure:

• Board of Governors
  Chairman:
  Pastor Everette Brown, MBA
• President (Interim)
  Daniel Fider, PhD
• Vice Presidents:
  Teran Milford, PhD, Provost, Vice President, Academic Administration
  Danieto Murray, MBA, JP, Vice President, Finance and Industries
  I.E. “Yvonne” Bignall, MSc., Vice President, University Relations
  Beverly Cameron, PhD, Vice President, Student Services & Records
  Michael Harvey, MA, Vice President, Spiritual Affairs
• College Deans:
  Erica Robinson-Sturridge, PhD, Acting Dean, College of Allied Health & Nursing
  Paul Gyles, PhD, Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
  Andrea Baldwin, PhD, Dean, College of Business and Hospitality Management
  Gloria Gregory, PhD, Dean, College of Education and Leadership
  Marilyn Anderson, EdD, Dean, College of Humanities, Behavioural & Social Sciences
  Newton Cleghorne, DMin, Dean, School of Religion and Theology