Roorkee Adventist College, Roorkee

Roorkee Adventist College is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning near Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the church's flagship provider of higher education in North India. It is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system, and is affiliated with Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. The institution originated in 1927 as Seventh-day Adventist Inter College, Roorkee, founded by F. H. Loasby as a pioneer missionary school, later serving as a training school for mission workers in the North-Western Union. In 1942, under Pastor E. R. Streeter, it was recognized by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Southern Asia Division as a Division Co-Educational School. It gained recognition as a Junior High School in 1961 and was upgraded to a High School under Dr. E. A. Streeter. In 1971 it affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, offering ICSE and ISC programs. In 1989, under Dr. Edwin R. Dass, it became an Inter College. In 2001, the Adventist Accrediting Association allowed its upgrade into Roorkee Adventist Community College, and in 2003 it was renamed Roorkee Adventist College, offering degree programs in Computer Science, Science, Management, Information Technology, and Commerce.