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Facts and Figures

Deree College - About - Facts and Figures

• 1875
  Founding of a school for girls in Smyrna, Asia minor by American Christian missionaries
   
• 1885
  The College expands into higher education
   
• 1922
  The College leaves Smyrna after the Asia Minor catastrophe
   
• 1923
  The College reopens in Athens at the personal invitation of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos
   
• 1961
  Pierce College incorporated in the state of Colorado and authorized by grant bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees
   
• 1965
  Settlement of the College in Aghia Paraskevi, a northeastern suburb of Athens
   
• 1971
  The Downtown campus is established
   
• 1973
  Undergraduate division is named Deree College in honor of Vassilis Derehanis, a generous benefactor
   
• 1980
  Pierce College and Deree College become divisions under the name of The American College of Greece
   
• 1981
  The American College of Greece is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
   
• 1993
  A new urban campus is established in a new five-story facility near the city's business center
   
• 1994
  The Junior College is established at the Downtown campus
   
• 1997
  Extension and renovation of the Deree College Library in Aghia Paraskevi
   
• 2000
  The College celebrates its one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary
   
• 2001
  Completion of Communications Building, Studio Theater and Open-air Theater in Aghia Paraskevi. Center for Continuing and Professional Studies established
   
• 2002
  Consecration of the College Chapel in Aghia Paraskevi
   
• 2003
  First graduate program - the MBA is launched