The American Collegiate Institute / Özel İzmir Amerikan Koleji is one of the Health and Education Foundation’s /Sağlık ve Eğitim Vakfı schools along with its sister schools - Üsküdar American High School, Tarsus American College, SEV American College, İzmir SEV Schools, Üsküdar SEV Schools and Tarsus SEV Schools. One of the main characteristics that makes American Collegiate Institute /Özel İzmir Amerikan Koleji different; is its progressive educational approach while protecting its long lasting traditions. The educational staff includes both Turkish and foreign teachers who are experts in their fields. ACI is located on a green campus of 31 decares in the Göztepe neighborhood of Izmir, Turkey. The Naomi Foster library and media center with its unique architecture; is equiped with over 70,000 books, electronic databases, computer labs and a video conference room. The Shepard Sports hall with its sports courts, exercise areas and fitness rooms; has been serving as a wide, modern and multifunctional gymnasium. In addition to these facilities; there is the Hill Science building that has many appropriately built laboratories, the Blake auditorium for 550 people, an IT and arts building know as the Taner Hall, an amphitheater for 1200 people, a girls dorm, open sports areas and the Beacon academic building with over 30 classrooms. ACI boys dorm is located right across the street from the main campus. ACI was the first and only school in Aegean region to be continuously accredited by the International Baculaureate Organization (IBO) since the school year of 2006-2007. IB Program and the IB Diploma has been accepted as the primary educational standard world wide. This program is a challenging pre university educational process for highly motivated high school students. The students with an IB diploma achieve the chance to be accepted to the best universities worldwide.