Founded in 1996, Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Portuguese Red Cross Higher School of Nursing) is a private higher-education institution located in the large town of Chaves (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Vila Real. Officially recognized by the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal (Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal), Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa is a coeducational Portuguese higher education institution. Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.