American College of Norway
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The American College of Norway (commonly referred to as ACN) is a private liberal arts college
located in Moss, Norway
. It was founded in 1990 by Dr. Steinar Opstad and is the only American institution of higher education in Norway. It is run in association with the University of North Dakota
in Grand Forks, ND.
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
located in Moss, Norway
Moss, Norway
is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
. It was founded in 1990 by Dr. Steinar Opstad and is the only American institution of higher education in Norway. It is run in association with the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
in Grand Forks, ND.
Sources
- http://www.americancollege.no/New/
- http://sonor.no/?aid=9075573
- http://www.studenttorget.no/index.php?show=3796&artikkelid=3151