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Mount Pisgah Academy | |
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Aerial view of the Mount Pisgah Academy campus | |
Address | |
75 Academy Dr Candler, North Carolina 28715 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°34′7″N 82°40′15″W / 35.56861°N 82.67083°W / 35.56861; -82.67083 |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | Jesus lives at Mount Pisgah Academy, He lives within our hearts. |
Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Established | 1914 (111 years ago) (1914) |
Principal | Dewald Coetzer |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Campus size | 230 acres (93 ha) |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Mascot | Mountaineers |
Accreditation | Adventist Accrediting Association |
Newspaper | Skyliner |
Yearbook | Mountain Memories |
Website | www |
Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the campus lies on 230 acres (93 ha) of property. It was founded in 1914 as a private academy, by E.C. Waller, William Steinman, and C.A. Graves with their families, and originally called the Pisgah Industrial Institute. In 1952, its ownership was transferred to the Carolina Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, and it was given its present name. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
The current principal at the academy is Dewald Coetzer.
For the 2023-2024 school year, it had an enrollment of 90 students.
See also
References
- International Registry for Accreditation Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- About us, Mount Pisgah Academy, retrieved May 17, 2010
- The 100+ Oldest North Carolina Conventional Non-Public Schools, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina, retrieved May 17, 2010
- Dorothy Graves-Pierce, Mountain life & work, Volumes 1-3 - Page 17 (1925)
- Vision for Today and Tomorrow, Master Plan, Mount Pisgah Academy (2006), Retrieved May 17, 2010
- Wendell Simons (May 2008). "Mount Pisgah Academy Choirs Perform in Bermuda" (PDF). Atlantic Union Gleaner (Atlantic Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2010.("Mount Pisgah Academy was started in the year 1914 and is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a co-ed boarding academy, with grades nine to twelve, and has an enrollment of 140 students from various countries, such as Russia, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Their main focus is on service.")
- Ward, Doris Cline et al. The Heritage of old Buncombe County, Volume 1, p.356 (1981)(ISBN 978-0894591594)
- 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."
- "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. 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.
- Faculty and Staff Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Mount Pisgah Academy, retrieved February 27, 2012
- Conventional Non-Public Boarding Schools, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina (2009)
- Conventional School Enrollment by School & Grade, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina (2008)
External links
- Official website
- Photo circa 1924 of Pisgah Industrial Institute, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Online Document Archive
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This list is incomplete. Western Carolina University has its main campus in Cullowhee, North Carolina, which is in Jackson County but operates an additional campus in Asheville. The Buncombe County Schools system serves portions of the city of Asheville and operates three high schools within its city limits. |