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The Commercial College of Iceland is a three-year senior high school/college for students 15 years+ who have completed the Icelandic elementary school (grades 1-10). The College serves the whole of Iceland and has a student population of about a thousand students. It is organized on the basis of a form system, all students in the same form having the same timetable.
There is a strong focus on practical business courses like accounting, economics and computer studies. These courses qualify students for the Commercial Diploma at the end of their second year. In terms of the students’ age and academic standard, the Commercial Diploma corresponds roughly to A-levels in the United Kingdom and the High School Diploma in the United States. Over three years they take a total of 207+ credits (comparable to ECTS credits) and matriculate with the Icelandic ‘Stúdentspróf‘ (matriculation exam) which is the standard prerequisite for university admission in Iceland. This qualification is accepted for admission to universities around the world.
The Commercial College of Iceland is a non-profit organization operating under Charter No. 272/ 15 June 1993. According to this charter the main objectives of the college are to promote the competitiveness of Icelandic industry, both internally and internationally, by providing and furthering education in general and business education at secondary and tertiary levels in particular.
The Commercial College of Iceland was founded in 1905 by the Store and Office Workers´ Union and the Retailers’ Association in Reykjavik. Since 1922 it has operated under the aegis of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce. The original objective was to give young people the opportunity of a basic commercial education. The school has steadily grown and developed since its inception. In 1996 the course offering was revised, leading to a reorganization of the streaming system and an increase in the number of courses offered. The revised streaming system was implemented in the fall of 1997.