Founded in 1939, Instituto de Educación Superior en Formación Diplomatica y Consular (Institute of Higher Education in Diplomatic and Consular Training) is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Santo Domingo (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Distrito Nacional. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, República Dominicana (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic), Instituto de Educación Superior en Formación Diplomatica y Consular (INESDYC) is a very small coeducational Dominican higher education institution. Instituto de Educación Superior en Formación Diplomatica y Consular (INESDYC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. INESDYC also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.