International College, Beirut

International College
Location
Beirut Lebanon
Information
Type	Independent(Private)
Established	1891
Head of School	Dr. Don Bergman
Enrollment	Over 3400
Average class size	24 students
Color(s)	Green and White
Song	Alma Mater
Mascot	Cougar
Newspaper	Inside IC
Yearbook	Torch
Website	www.ic.edu.lb

International College, Beirut, Lebanon, is a private co-educational preparatory school affiliated with the American University of Beirut. Its students come from all over Lebanon, as well as the Middle-East and around the world. Its school campus is known for its greenery and beauty along with its direct neighbor AUB.

The U.S. Agency for International Development, among others, considers International College among the finest educational institution in the world.

The International College was founded in İzmir, Turkey in 1891, by Alexander MacLachlan, a Canadian educator, as the American Boys’ School. The first class of five students graduated in 1895, and it was renamed the American Collegiate Institute for Boys.

In 1913, IC opened an elementary school, and added the French language Section Secondaire in 1926.

In 1936, Dr. Bayard Dodge of the American University of Beirut invited IC to come to Beirut and affiliate with AUB as its preparatory school. As a result, IC was known for many years as "The Prep." During its first year in Beirut, IC welcomed 901 students from 37 countries representing 16 religious sects. IC welcomed students from all over the Middle East, who came as boarders living in Thomson and Sage Halls.

IC separated from AUB in the 1960s, naming a separate board of trustees and admitted women to become a co-educational institution.

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