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Switzerland Swiss universities vocational business hotel management language schools college art design music dance Basel Lausanne Lugano Leysin Lucerne Montreux

ABOVE: Canton Ticino is the home of a U.S.-accredited college.

Art/Design

HGK: Basel School of Design
Fine arts, graphic design, and crafts are taught here. Although foreign students are welcome, most instruction is in German.

Business

Business School Lausanne
BSL is the first European business school to be accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs in the U.S.A., which is helpful if you need to transfer credits to an ACBSP institution in the States.

Colleges/Universities

Franklin College
An American college in Italian-speaking Lugano, Switzerland? You bet--and in case you're wondering, it's named after Ben.

Lemania College
Foreigners are the target audience for this private college and business school, which was founded in 1908 and offers a variety of academic and language programs.

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
The EPFL is an école polytechnique for engineers and architects that welcomes visits by the general public, including technically minded tourists.

University of Lausanne
UNIL's English-language site has a plethora of helpful information for students from abroad.

Hotel Management

Glion Hotel School
Glion was founded in 1962. It has campuses in Glion, Leysin, and Bulle. (The Leysin campus is the former HOSTA school.)

HotelConsult SHCC Colleges
The Institute Hôtelier 'César Ritz' in Le Bouveret and the University Center 'César Ritz' offer courses of study in partnership with Australian and U.S. academic institutions.

Hotel Institute Montreux
HIM offers a variety of programs, including an American-style BBA degree. English is the school's official language of instruction.

International School of Business Management
ISBM-Switzerland is a hotel-management school with two campuses in the canton of Lucerne. It attracts students from more than 30 countries.

Lausanne Hotel School
The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne has been teaching hospitality to Swiss and foreign students since 1983. It offers a Bachelor of Science degree.

Music/Dance

Lucerne School of Music
This school offers degrees in music teaching and performance, with an emphasis on career preparation. Types of music include classical and church music, avant-garde music, and jazz.

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