American College of Switzerland

Business school and liberal arts college

The American College of Switzerland (ACS) was a business school and liberal arts college in Leysin, Switzerland in the canton of Vaud.

## History

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The American College of Switzerland, based in the Swiss village of Leysin (Vaud), was founded by Dr. Fred Ott in 1963.[citation needed]

## Campus

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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.[citation needed] A private train station connected Leysin to all main lines and cities in Switzerland.[citation needed]

## Alumni

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Some notable alumni include Sylvester Stallone[1] and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.[2]

## Ownership changes

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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.[citation needed] The result was that in 2009 the American College of Switzerland was officially closed.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "The New York Times: Best Pictures". The New York Times.
2. ^ "Campus Info". Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
3. ^ "News" (Press release).

## External links

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* American College of Switzerland (Archive)

* American College of Switzerland Alumni facebook page only members can see who's in the group and what they post

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