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Hartland College is a division of the Hartland Institute of Health and Education. The Institute features two main divisions: health and education. It also operates several ministry service departments, including the Hartland Day Academy, Last Generation Ministries, Hartland Bookstore, Hartland Natural Farm, Piedmont Bible Youth Camp, and Hartland Media Ministry. Through these departments, the Hartland Institute ministers to the community, exemplifying its religious mission to share Christ’s selfless love. Students participate in these campus ministry opportunities through the outreach and student service experience programs, thereby enhancing their missionary training.

Our Mission

To equip professional missionaries to transform the world through Christ’s selfless love. Our missionary training consists of a collegiate-level program that combines academics with practical service and outreach as taught in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy.

Our Vision

A world reached by Seventh-day Adventist servant leaders bearing
Christ’s selfless love as missionary professionals.

Our Values

Biblical truth, selfless love, commitment, loyalty,
diligence, and healthful living.

Our History

The origins of Hartland Hall Plantation date back to the Grimes Grant from the King of England in the seventeenth century. The two properties which originally made up the Hartland Hall Plantation were two separate tracts, Lovell and Oakland. The properties were merged about 1803. The property passed in 1803, by will, from John Terrell to Robert Terrell, father to son. At Robert’s death the land was passed to his daughter, Ellen Terrell, who had married Robert Lovell. The land stayed in the Lovell family for two more generations until 1906 when it was purchased by Robert K. Smith, of New York, who between 1918 and 1923, built the present-day Hartland Hall mansion.

The mansion, a magnificent structure, was built of the finest materials available, and is situated on a knoll facing north, presiding over a stunning view of the estate, which has since been obscured by trees. 

Two lakes and the Robinson River lie northward in view of the mansion, while several miles away is Cedar Mountain, the scene of one of the memorable conflicts of the Civil War. Beyond the Cedar Mountain Battlefield preserve lies the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park.
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This beautiful property was purchased by Dr. and Mrs. John M. Hart in 1955. The Harts, devoted Christians, whose lives have demonstrated a strong commitment to Christian education, deeded the property to Milligan College, a Christian college in Tennessee, in 1976.

With the establishment of a board of trustees in July of 1982, Health Ministries East began an extensive property search which culminated in December of 1982, when the board voted to pursue the purchase of Hartland Hall Plantation in Rapidan, Virginia.
Extensive negotiations and financial arrangements for the purchase of the property finally culminated in July of 1983. A Special Use Permit to operate a college and health center was granted by Madison County on May 3, 1983. Hartland College officially opened in September of 1983 with 13 students and an enthusiastic group of pioneering missionary-minded faculty.

Today Hartland College continues as a supporting ministry of the Seventh- day Adventist Church, dedicated to providing a nurturing environment where students are wholistically trained to be 21st century missionary professionals. The campus is situated on a nature preserve with miles of hiking trails, forests, lakes, and streams maintained for the enjoyment and education of faculty and students.

Hartland College offers degrees in Health Science Ministry, Religion, and Christian Education, The college features a core curriculum that teaches students to participate in our Redemptive Service Experience, engage in structured community outreach projects, receive in-depth missionary training, learn agriculture techniques, and learn strategies for adopting an active, healthy, outdoor-oriented lifestyle.