Acton School of Business

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The Acton School of Business
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Motto in English
Acton's mission is to prepare talented and dedicated students for extraordinary lives as principled entrepreneurs.
Type Private
Established2002
Director Garrett Weber-Gale
Location
Madrid
,
Spain
CampusUrban, 2.5 acres (10,000 m2)
Website www.actonnga.org

The Acton School of Business is a school for entrepreneurship located in Madrid, Spain after losing its accreditation in Texas. Offering a full-time program, the school is based on experiential learning. [1]

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Acton originally offered an accelerated MBA program in Austin from 2002 to 2019. The school was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs through Hardin-Simmons University. Due to funding cuts at Hardin-Simmons, Acton lost its accreditation with SACS and closed its Austin campus, but reopened in Madrid, Spain, and is accredited though Universidad Francisco Marroquin. It has maintained its one year, 100 hour week course model and all classes are taught in English. [1]

History

The school derives its name from Lord Acton, a 19th-century scholar and originator of the famous quote "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." [2]

In October 2018, due to a loss of funding, Hardin-Simmons University ended a number of programs. This included closure of its Acton MBA Program campus extension, which terminated Acton's accreditation after 2019. Acton has since moved from Austin to Madrid, Spain, and is accredited through Universidad Francisco Marroquin. [3] [1]

In December 2018, the school accepted applications for the Peterson Fellowship in association with Jordan Peterson for the class of December 2019. [4]

Program

Using case reviews, Socratic discussions, exercises and business simulations, [2] Acton offers its MBA entrepreneurship program in under a year. Unlike traditional MBA programs, Acton offers only a core curriculum with no additional elective courses.

The average undergraduate GPA of an admitted student is 3.3, the average age is 30 (median is 29), and the average GMAT score is 637. [5] In 2009, Founder Jeff Sandefer and his wife Laura founded Acton Academy, a system of private schools that uses the Socratic method, and similar philosophies, in the same way as the Acton MBA program. There are now over 300 Acton Academies worldwide. [6]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni from Acton include U.S. Olympic team member Trey Hardee; [7] and Rep. David Eastman (R) of the Alaska House of Representatives. [8]

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  2. 1 2 Noer, Michael (Oct 9, 2013). "Startup School: An MBA Designed For Entrepreneurs, Not I-Bankers". Forbes . Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 10 Apr 2020.
  3. ↑ Chipp, Timothy (October 15, 2018). "Hardin-Simmons University president announces layoffs, program closures in Monday email". Abilene Reporter News. Abilene Reporter News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 10 Apr 2020.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Joe (February 15, 2019). "How Jordan Peterson became the face of an MBA program in Texas". financialpost. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. ↑ "Acton School of Business - The Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship - School Admissions The Princeton Review B-School Rankings & GMAT Scores". www.princetonreview.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Acton Academy - Schools on EdSurge". EdSurge. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  7. ↑ "Acton Alum - Trey Hardee". YouTube. Acton School of Business. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  8. ↑ "David Eastman – House District 10 Representative –Republican Nominee" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-29.

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