Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) is a consortium of 13 private liberal arts colleges, primarily in the Midwestern United States. The 13 colleges are located in five states (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado). The ACM was established in 1958 and is headquartered in Chicago. The consortium's current president is Chris Welna.

Member colleges

The member colleges are:

• Beloit College
• Carleton College
• Coe College
• Colorado College
• Cornell College
• Grinnell College
• Knox College
• Lake Forest College
• Lawrence University
• Luther College
• Macalester College
• Monmouth College
• Ripon College
• St. Olaf College

Activities

One of the ACM's largest initiatives is coordination of several off-campus study programs, which are available to students at any college or university, though many participants come from the ACM member institutions. Study programs include both domestic programs and international programs (study abroad). ACM off-campus study programs have been offered since 1960. Many programs emphasize off-campus study with a liberal arts perspective.

The following programs are currently offered:

• INTERNATIONAL
  • Botswana: Culture & Society in Africa
  • Brazil Exchange
  • Costa Rica: Latin American Culture & Society
  • Costa Rica: Field Research
  • Florence, Italy
  • India Studies
  • India Summer Program: Service Learning & Cultural Immersion
  • Japan Study
  • London & Florence: Arts in Context
  • Mexico Summer Program: Service Learning & Language Immersion
  • Tanzania: Human Evolution & Ecology

• DOMESTIC
  • Chicago Programs: Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society
  • Chicago Programs: Chicago Arts
  • Chicago Programs: Urban Studies
  • Newberry Seminar in the Humanities
  • Oak Ridge Science Semester

External links

• Official website