THE AMERICAN COLLEGE INC.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA

The American College of Financial Services offers educational lecture opportunities multiple times a year. Through the generosity of partnering with insurance companies and friends and associates of The College, we are able to provide the best type of lecture series available in the financial services industry. These well-attended lectures include industry-leading speakers who deliver insightful and thought-provoking discussions on current industry issues. By contributing to the overall mission of The College, our lecture series provides a wonderful opportunity to gain knowledge and insight from some of the best minds in the industry. Learn more in the tabs below. , a former general agent of Guardian Life Insurance Company. Mr. Deppe has dedicated his career to pension and retirement plans and is a nationally known authority on the subject. This lecture series bearing his name is devoted to pensions and retirement security issues. The series is supported by earnings from an endowment fund established at The American College of Financial Services by Mr. Deppe's friends and associates, as well as the Guardian Life Insurance Company. The endowment fund will continue to increase in the future from the proceeds of a life insurance policy of which The College is beneficiary. This fund will make possible the establishment of a chair at The College for research and teaching in pensions and retirement security. Mr. Deppe presented the first lecture in the series on life insurance in qualified retirement plans in 1989. Subsequent presenters have included attorney Andrew J. Fair, a nationally known expert on pensions, business planning, and estate planning, Bruce J. Temkin, a nationally recognized authority on the design of qualified retirement plans and retirement planning, Joyce Gordon of Guardian Life Insurance Company, and numerous other presenters and panelists prominent in the estate and financial planning fields. Through the joint effort of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and The American College of Financial Services, the Maurice L. Stewart Lectureship is a recent lecture series that honors an esteemed and accomplished colleague, Maury Stewart, CLU The American College of Financial Services is committed to raising the level of professionalism in financial services by promoting ongoing education, ethical practices, and the pursuit of new knowledge for the benefit of society. If you have questions or need help with a service issue, please e-mail Mission The Centers of Excellence represent the intersection of academics and the financial services industry. Through education, research, scholarships, and practice enhancement, the Centers reflect The American College of Financial Services’ longstanding commitment to the advancement of professionalism and innovation in financial services and, by extension, the increased financial security of all Americans. With a unique, and unwavering, commitment to Practical Academics — “Pracademics”— and real-world results, The American College of Financial Services offers driven financial services professionals one of the most valuable, and most valued, educations you can receive. The College is distinguished by resources of the highest quality, innovation in program delivery and design, and results that create sustainable career advantages. As a nonprofit, accredited education institution, our courses are researched and written by a faculty of the nation’s top thought leaders in financial services. Our goal is to ensure that our students are viewed by clients and peers as the best and brightest in their fields. The American College of Financial Services places a premium on quality education. The College works tirelessly to ensure that society has informed, ethical financial service and insurance professionals it can trust. Our degrees and designations are universally recognized as representing the highest standard in expertise and education. More than 200,000 professionals have learned and honed their craft here. What they have found is that in the complex world of financial services, the key to success is being better prepared than the competition. It’s why so many return to The College throughout their careers. The American College of Financial Services is accredited by: The Middle States Commission on Higher Education The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation activities for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions. MSCHE is also recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit degree-granting institutions which offer one or more post-secondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length. The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions. The Commission assures students and the public of the educational quality of higher education. The Commission's accreditation process ensures institutional accountability, self-appraisal, improvement, and innovation through peer review and the rigorous application of standards within the context of institutional mission. The American College of Financial Services has been accredited by the Middle States Commission since 1978. The American College of Financial Services has offered professional designations in the financial services field since it first began offering the Chartered Life Underwriter education program has exceeded the national average for all providers by between 9.3 and 13.4 percentage points annually. Admission to The College’s graduate programs requires advanced professional experience. Graduation rates (and program completion rates for the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy