American College of Greece

The American College of Greece (ACG) is a private college and high school in Agia Paraskevi, Greece. It was founded by United Church of Christ American missionaries in 1875.[2] It was originally a primary and secondary school for girls. As of 2020, it has 5,774 students enrolled in all three of its divisions.[3]

The American College of Greece
MottoNon Ministrari, Sed Ministrare (Latin)
Motto in English
Not to be Served, but to Serve
TypePrivate, non-profit, co-educational elementary, secondary school, college, graduate school
Established1875 (1875) (148 years ago) Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Endowment$300M
PresidentDavid G. Horner[1]
Location
Agia Paraskevi, North Athens
,
Attica
,
Greece

38.0025°N 23.8295°E / 38.0025; 23.8295
CampusAgia Paraskevi campus, Spata East campus, downtown Athens campus
NicknameACG
AffiliationsNECHE; AAICU; Open University UK; AMBA; MSA accreditation
MascotGriffins
Websitehttp://www.acg.edu/

Structure

The college is run by the namesake 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[4]

John S. Bailey served as president from 1975 to 2008.[5] David G. Horner has been the president since 2008.[6] The college is governed by a board of trustees.[7]

The college has three divisions:

  • Pierce College, for primary and secondary education.
  • Deree College, for undergraduate and postgraduate
  • Alba Graduate Business School

High school

The American College of Greece was founded in Smyrna (currently Izmir, Turkey), in Ottoman Empire in 1875 as a school for girls. It was relocated to Hellenikon, Athens, after the loss of Asia minor to the Turks at the invitation of then Prime Minister of Greece Eleftherios Venizelos. During the Axis occupation of Greece, its premises were used as a hospital under German command. After the war, the college reopened at Hellenikon, where it remained until it moved to its new campus in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, where it operates to this day.

Pierce won the British Council International School Award for the academic years 2015-2018 bestowed by the British Council in Greece and is a member of the International Schools Theater Association.[8]

As of January 2016, Pierce is an authorized IB World School[9] and has been offering IB Diploma Programme since September 2016.[10]

The College

The American College of Greece awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1969. In 1973, its undergraduate division was renamed Deree in honor of Greek-born benefactor from Chicago, William S. Deree (born Derehanis). In 2004, it offered its first graduate programs.

Deree is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) in the US and validated by the Open University in the UK. The campus is located in Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, with four schools: Business & Economics; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts; and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences that offers Master's degrees in applied psychology, communication, and leadership.

Graduate Business School

In 2012 the American College of Greece's Degree division formed an alliance with Alba Graduate Business School, a nonprofit institution funded by student tuition and fees that offers MBA programs in shipping, financial services and banking."[11]

The two institutions are distinct legal entities with integrated governance and organizational structures. Under this arrangement, Alba is also accredited by NEASC under Degree-ACG's accreditation.[12]

Administration

The current president of The American College of Greece is David G. Horner. Under his leadership, ACG has grown the areas of research, education and community engagement. Horner joined ACG in July 2008 as its seventh president.

ACG's highest governing authority is its board of trustees. On December 2022, Ambassador Daniel Bennett Smith was elected to the position of Chair of the ACG Board of Trustees.

ACG follows the U.S. model of non-profit educational finance. Philanthropy (donations from alumni, friends, foundations, corporations and the U.S. government) and support from the endowment supplement student-based revenue (tuition and fees.).

Notable alumni

References
  1. "President Horner Interviewed on CNN.gr". The American College of Greece. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "The American College of Greece | posts". Archived from the original on 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). acg.edu.
  4. "Make a gift". American College of Greece. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. Rogakos, Megakles. "Dr. John S. Bailey". www.acgart.gr. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. "President's Biography". The American College of Greece. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  7. "The Board of Trustees". The American College of Greece. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. "Πιστοποιήσεις | Pierce".
  9. "The American College of Greece, PIERCE". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  10. "Pierce is now an authorized IB World School (beginning September 2016)". www.pierce.gr. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  11. "Alba Graduate Business School". Financial Times. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  12. Purinton, Ted; Skaggs, Jennifer (2017-10-20). American Universities Abroad: The Leadership of Independent Transnational Higher Education Institutions. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-847-0.
  13. "Χρύσανθος Πανάς: Ενα... Παρίσι γύρω από το "Zonar's"" (in Greek). Proto Thema. 2015-04-02. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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