American College of Switzerland
Template:Short description The American College of Switzerland (ACS) was a business school and liberal arts college in Leysin, Switzerland in the canton of Vaud.
History
The American College of Switzerland, based in the Swiss village of Leysin (Vaud), was founded by Dr. Fred Ott in 1963.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Campus
The campus was housed in the modernized Victorian style building of Les Frenes, built in the late 1800s, which became a sanatorium of the Dr. Rollier health complex in the early 1900s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A private train station connected Leysin to all main lines and cities in Switzerland.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Alumni
Some notable alumni include Sylvester Stallone[1] and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.[2]
Ownership changes
In the 1990s, it was acquired by Schiller International University.[3] In 2007, Knowledge Investment Partners Inc. acquired Schiller International University, along with the American College of Switzerland.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The result was that in 2009 the American College of Switzerland was officially closed.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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External links
- American College of Switzerland (Archive)
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