American College of Switzerland

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

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History

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

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

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

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References

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  2. "Campus Info". Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  3. "News" (Press release).