Christ School Competitors

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment. Our vision is to create a healthcare landscape where surgeons thrive and every patient has access to and benefits from the highest standards of surgical care, driven by innovation, education, leadership, and trust. As the largest surgical organization in the world, the pursuit of excellence has guided ACS throughout its 110-year history. With more than 95,000 members worldwide, 2,500 participating hospitals in our quality programs, and 50 million patient records tracked through our surgical registries to improve patient care, healing all with skill and trust remains our focus.

Cannon School is a private independent junior kindergarten through 12th grade college-preparatory institution. It attracts more than 950 students from Concord, Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Mooresville, Charlotte, the University City area, Kannapolis and Salisbury. Cannon School seeks to prepare students for a world that promises to be unpredictable. In classroom learning, character building activities, and extracurricular involvement, teachers, advisors and coaches work to instill in students Habits of Mind that are reflective, meta-cognitive, self-governing and strategic along with Habits of Spirit that encourage flexibility, curiosity, creativity and risk-taking.

Asheville School is an intentionally small co-ed boarding school set in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, our supportive community is a place where all are known and valued. In their time on our campus, students develop strong character and essential life skills through a rigorous academic curriculum and robust co-curricular offerings. They leave here ready to shape a changing world.