Who We Are

The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) is a non-profit 501(c)3, American-style institution headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France with an additional campus in Barcelona, Spain that offers undergraduate degrees in a variety of undergraduate majors as well as graduate degrees in English. Degrees include masters in International Relations (MAIE), International Education Administration (MAIE), French Studies (MAFS), Art History (MAAH), Media Studies (MAMS), Fine Arts (MFA), and Business Administration (MBA). ACM strives to provide excellence in international education, inspire intercultural awareness, and prepare students for success in a global community through the study of European and Mediterranean history, languages, cultures, and contemporary issues. It does so through a unique combination of courses, internships, and curricula that combine to create American-style undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an international and cross-cultural setting.

ACM reviews applicants for its graduate and undergraduate programs through a rolling admissions process. When you choose to participate in one of our many undergraduate or graduate degree programs, you are choosing to become part of a unique group of young scholars who challenge the dominant discourses that plague our world today. ACM welcomes students from all backgrounds and identities and encourages them to fully engage in the rich and complicated history of the Mediterranean.

History & Legacy

ACM's study abroad institute, the Institute for American Universities (IAU), was founded in 1957 by academics and former diplomats such as Dr. Herbert Maza (who also served as its first President), Dr. Evron Kirkpatrick, Ambassadors Jeane Kirkpatrick, Dr. Max Kampelman, and others who wanted to provide a platform for American students interested in studying diplomatic relations with related interests and careers in the Foreign Service and the State Department. 

American-Style Higher Education

ACM seeks to become a distinguished hybrid institution that integrates the best practices and values of an international institution of higher education with those of a degree-granting American-style university. ACM’s study abroad institute, IAU, is a founding member of the Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU), a network of prestigious American institutions of higher learning located throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, dedicated to promoting American-style education abroad. Thanks to these connections, IAU, and by extension ACM, share resources and expertise with premier academic institutions such as the American University of Beirut, American University of Cairo, American University of Paris, and Central European University.