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| Tuesday, 11 June 2002 |
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American National College opens The American National College (ANC), the newly created American degree awarding institution in Colombo, opened its academic doors to would be students. Lilith Kotelawala, Chairman Ceylinco Consolidated who passed the college said that according to research conducted in early May by Minister of Tertiary Education Kabeer Hashim, it was concluded that Sri Lanka needed to look more closely at the example created in higher education by highly developed countries such as the United States. "Education is the cornerstone of any developing country, of any developing economy, with the American National College, students and parents now have the opportunity to do just that", he said. A partnership between Ceylinco Consolidated and the Presidents Network (an association of over 90 colleges and universities in the US), the ANC is now accepting registrations for the coming semester commencing July 1, 2002. The college at R. A. De Mel Mawatha will accept one hundred students each semester until the campus reaches capacity. During any given semester a majority of the professors lecturing at ANC will be from the US, all of whom are holders of doctorates in their respective fields. The US faculty will come to Sri Lanka courtesy of the partner universities in the US Text books, classroom materials and supervision will all be American. The model of the academic program is to prepare each student within the US higher education system, to ready them for transfer to any North American university, or any one of the 90 partner universities in the US. More than 500 choices of Degree programs will be available to students ranging from Business to Information Technology, Medicine, Law, Humanities, Engineering, Health Sciences and Arts. Dr. Hopkins said that the ANC offers the opportunity of a quality American education at a cost that is less than that of virtually any other internationally acclaimed educational option. The first two years at ANC will amount to US$ 1335 per semester, after which the student would transfer to the US for the final two years leading up to graduation. "This means that a student's initial two years would cost just $ 8,000, which is a fraction of what one would spend in the US, thus reducing the total education cost by more than 50% of the current US university cost", Dr. Hopkins said. This results in making the ANC's unique 2+2 program, much more affordable than a full time degree programme that is offered in the UK or in Australia. ANC's students will graduate in America with an accredited American degree. To be accepted as a student at the ANC, the student should have completed his or her Advanced level examination. However, the American system also accepts exceptional Ordinary Level results, with an initial foundation course which would bring them up to the required standard. The courses and degrees at ANC are fully accredited in the US by virtue of the unique sponsorship programme with the US partner universities. Ministers M. H. Mohamed and Kabeer Hashim were present on the occasion. Chairman Lalith Kotelawala signs the Memorandum of Understanding ((MoU) while Dr. Silvano Weucshner, History Professor ANC, Dr. Punarjeeva Karunanayake, Executive Director ANC, Jagath Alwis, Deputy Chairman/Chief Executive Director ANC, Dr. Mark Hopkins, Executive Dean ANC and Mrs. Sicille Kotelawala, Director ANC look on.
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