Griggs University & International Academy

Griggs provides accredited coursework and programs for students around the world from preschool through university. Our values-based distance education programs are adaptable to individual learner needs--available to an individual or to a group. Griggs is an entity of Andrews University--providing portable degree programs to students around the world.




From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia

Griggs University is a Seventh-day Adventist distance learning university based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Founded in 1909 as The Fireside Correspondence School and later known as the Home Study Institute, it began offering education to those who could not attend traditional schools. Today, more than 235,000 people have studied with Griggs.



Frederick Griggs

Griggs University is named in honor of Frederick Griggs (1867-1952). Frederick Griggs attended Battle Creek College, the University of Buffalo, and Washington Missionary College. He received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, and was a noted Adventist educator. He was principal of the Battle Creek College preparatory department from 1890-1899. From 1899 to 1907 he was principal of South Lancaster Academy. He was among the first to develop a normal department for the training of teachers. He was General Conference Educational Secretary from 1903-1910 and again from 1914 to 1918. He was president of Union College from 1910 to 1914. In 1918-1925 he was President of Emmanuel Missionary College at Berrien Springs, Michigan (now Andrews University). From 1930 to 1936 he was the field secretary for the Far Eastern Division. From 1930 to 1936 he was president of the Far Eastern Division and from 1936 to 1938 of the China Division. He returned to the United States in 1938. He chaired the Board of Trustees of the College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University). He also chaired the Pacific Press Publishing Association from 1938 to 1949.