[citation needed] Students pursue either the American high school diploma[1] or the International Baccalaureate,[2] with additional options of individual IB classes to suit particular interests.

In October 2010, the school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and officially inaugurated the opening of the newly renovated Grand Hotel, which was originally built in 1892 and houses IB students.

The 10,000 square meter building and 4.3 hectare grounds were developed in 1890, during the Belle Époque period as a hotel and sanatorium clinic for the world's elite families.

In the early 1980s, after decades of transition in Leysin from health clinics to education centers, the complex became the home of the American College of Switzerland.

This has a dining hall, the Grand Salle ballroom, Art Center, The Cave lounge for students, a library, computer lab, and the boys’ and girls’ dormitories.