Founded in 1939, Altai State Academy of Education is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Biisk (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Altai Krai. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Altai State Academy of Education is a small coeducational Russian higher education institution. Altai State Academy of Education offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Altai State Academy of Education also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.