Founded in 1926, Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik (Protestant College of Church Music) is a for-profit private higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Halle (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Saxony-Anhalt. Officially recognized by the Kultusministerium des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt), Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik (EHK) is a very small coeducational German higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Protestant religion. Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik (EHK) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. This 96 years old German higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. EHK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.