Anatolia College or sometimes the American College is a private, non-profit, educational institution located in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. The school has five subdivisions: Anatolia Elementary School, Anatolia High School (which includes an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, IBDP), Pinewood International School, CTY Greece (Center for Talented Youth) and ACT (the American College of Thessaloniki), the tertiary division of the institution.

Divisions

ACT – American College of Thessaloniki (Tertiary Division)

ACT (American College of Thessaloniki) is the tertiary division of Anatolia College.

ACT has been granted a license by the Greek government to operate as a private post-secondary educational institution (“College”).

ACT’s undergraduate curriculum leads to bachelor’s degrees in Business (with 5 concentrations), Computer Science, Business Computing, Political Science & International Relations, English (with 2 concentrations), and Psychology. It also offers a Master of Science (MS) in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, a Master of Science (MS) in Hospitality and Tourism Management, and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Banking & Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management, and Marketing in the Digital Era.

ACT offers a need and merit-based financial aid program.

Faculty

There are 230 faculty members at Anatolia College, divided among the three divisions as follows: Elementary School (32), High School (156), and ACT (42). The majority of the faculty members are Greek, plus British, American, dual nationals and other European nationalities. The student to teacher ratio is 1:9 throughout the entire institution. The administration of the school is Greek, with some members having dual citizenship.

Εxtracurricular activities

Clubs

Anatolia College students are given a choice of over 70 clubs to join. Many students have earned national and international awards through participation in the school clubs, such as the Anatolia College Model United Nations, which is hosted annually, the Drama Club, which performs English musicals, and the Greek Drama Club, mostly performing comedies or ancient Greek plays. The college also has a presence at the Youth Parliament of Greece.

Sports tournaments

The Aegean Tournament is hosted every year at Anatolia College. Students from schools all over Greece attend and compete in sports. Field Day is also hosted once a year, and students of Anatolia College are given the opportunity to compete in sports, dance competitions and other such events. The school’s sports teams have won awards on a national level.