Germany and Austria
Folk high schools in Germany and Austria are usually funded on a local level and provide non-credit courses for adults in:
- general education
- vocational education
- political education
- German as a second language (especially for immigrants)
- various foreign languages
- various forms of art
- information technology
- health education
- preparatory classes for school exams (especially for the Abitur or Matura)
This type of folk high school is currently most widespread in Germany. Because they offer preparatory classes for school exams, the German folk high schools also function as the equivalent of adult high schools in other countries. Germany also has folk high schools that are boarding schools, called Heimvolkshochschulen.
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