Adventist Colleges Abroad

ESDES and its affiliation to the ACA consortium

ESDES has been part of the Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) international academic consortium since 1970, as an associate center of this network of universities. This consortium brings together Adventist institutions of higher education that share a commitment to academic excellence and holistic student development.

ACA Consortium member universities

Currently, 14 American universities are part of ACA. ESDES acts as an affiliated center for students participating in the Spanish programs, and its teachers are professors associated with the consortium:

  1. Andrews University
  2. Antillean Adventist University
  3. Avondale College.
  4. Burman University
  5. Washington Adventist University
  6. Griggs International Academy
  7. La Sierra University.
  8. Loma Linda University
  9. Oakwood University.
  10. Pacific Union College.
  11. Southern Adventist University.
  12. Southwestern Adventist University.
  13. Union College.
  14. Walla Walla University.

ACA's global presence

ACA offers study programs in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, all recognized for their high academic and human quality. ESDES is the official center of the consortium in Spain for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

Academic follow-up

The ACA director maintains regular contact with the language departments of each center and makes an annual visit to ESDES, in order to monitor the academic development, the quality of the educational process and the well-being of ACA students on our campus.