Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities (AAA) visiting team made regular accreditation visits to Taiwan Adventist College (TAC) and Hong Kong Adventist College (HKAC) from November 5 to 7, 2013, and November 10 to 12, 2013, respectively. These are the only two colleges in the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) offering bilingual programs in Chinese and English.
The members of the AAA visiting committee that visited TAC were Dr. Mike Lekic, GC associate education director, chair; Dr. Chek Yat Phoon, NSD education director, secretary; Dr. Lyn Bartlett, Andrews University (AU) director of off-campus programs; Dr. Barbara Choi, NSD health director; Dr. Samuel Chuah, HKAC president; Dr. Ha Hong Pal, dean of Saniku Gakuin College (SGC)Theology Department; Dr. Jang Byung Ho, dean of Sahmyook University (SU) School of Theology; Dr. David Ripley, NSD ministerial secretary; and Ms. Sophia Pan, NSD assistant treasurer.
TAC not only runs program within its campus, but it has extension programs in other locations such as in Malaysia and ‘Unorganized Territory’ (UT)In collaboration with Griggs University, it also offers graduate programs in Taiwan and UT The Bachelor of Ministry program was also recently accredited by the Association for Theological Education in Southeast Asia (ATESEA).
The members of the AAA visiting committee for HKAC were as follows: Dr. Mike Lekic, GC associate education director, chair; Dr. Chek Yat Phoon, NSD education director, secretary; Dr. Lyn Bartlett, AU director of off-campus programs; Dr. Alice Chen-Magarang, TAC president; Dr. Barbara Choi, NSD health director; Dr. Ha Hong Pal, dean of SGC theology Department; Dr. Shin Sung Rae, SU professor of nursing; Dr. Johnny Wong, Chinese Union Mission (CHUM) treasurer; and Dr. Robert Wong, CHUM Chinese Ministries director.
HKAC is affiliated with Andrews University and offers three degrees from AU: BA in Religion, BS in Health and Fitness and BS in Psychology. In conjuction with an affiliation with Griggs University, it offers the BS in Business Management and in collaboration with the CHUM Chinese Adventist Seminary, it offers the Bachelor of Ministry (BMin), a two-year diploma in Religion and a one-year certificate in Religion.