Established in 1981, Academie voor Hoger Kunst- en Cultuuronderwijs (Academy for Arts and Cultural Education) is a higher-education institution located in the small city of Paramaribo (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Wetenschap en Cultuur, Suriname (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Suriname), Academie voor Hoger Kunst- en Cultuuronderwijs (AHKCO) is a coeducational Surinamese higher education institution. Academie voor Hoger Kunst- en Cultuuronderwijs (AHKCO) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. AHKCO also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including as well as administrative services.