Road to the top: The American College in Spain celebrates 10 years of excellence in American education

THIS year The American College in Spain (ACS) celebrates its 10th anniversary since its foundation in 2013.

ACS offers a fully accredited American education for both high school and college. Students can earn a high school diploma in association with the University of Missouri Mizzou Academy, which is accepted by all US and European universities that follow the American curriculum.

Andreah is a typical teenager, growing up in Marbella like many Costa del Sol residents. At the age of 16, she enrolled in the high school program at The American School in Spain. After two years, he graduated with a fully accredited high school diploma. At that time, her parents decided that she was not yet ready to move from Marbella to begin her university studies.

The American College in Spain, accredited by the educational authorities of the State of Florida, also offers a 2+2 university program through which students can complete their first two years of university studies in Marbella. Upon completion of these two years, students can transfer to any university in the United States or other universities in Europe (recognized by the United States Federal Government) to obtain their degree.

According to Andreah, “The American College in Spain helped me tremendously to succeed as a high school student and to discover what I really wanted to do in life. A big advantage of the American system is that you don’t need to decide right away what you want to study. When I got my high school diploma, I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go in, but I could still start college.”

Andreah spent only one year in the university program because ACS arranged for him to transfer early to Florida International University (FIU), one of the best universities in Florida and the entire United States.

He realized that he wanted to study hotel and tourism management. She was accepted as a transfer student at the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, at Florida International University, where she completed the last three years, graduating in May 2022 from this prestigious hospitality school, which is ranked one of the top five in the country.

“Living in Miami and studying at FIU was like a dream come true. The facilities and resources this university offers are second to none, but most important to me was the training I received by internships and working at some of the best hotels in Miami.” Andreah, who is now 22 years old, has a full-time position in the Human Resources Department of the highly prestigious W Hotel in Miami, part of Marriott Bonboy, one of the largest hotel chains in the world.

According to Ms. Gayle Marco, Academic Director of ACS: “Andreah is the perfect example of how the program works at The American College in Spain. She earned a high school diploma, enrolled in our 2+2 university program, transferred to the US, and ended up graduating from one of the most prestigious universities and hospitality schools in the world. She now has an excellent position working in a very prestigious hotel chain in Miami ”.

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