Founded in 1958, Fachhochschule für Finanzen NRW (School of Finance NRW) is a higher-education institution located in the large town of Nordkirchen (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), Fachhochschule für Finanzen NRW (FHF) is a coeducational German higher education institution. Fachhochschule für Finanzen NRW (FHF) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. FHF also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.