18 ms·

There is an administrative fee usually that is in the low 3 digit range per semester, I’d assume it’s still below 200€ per semester and usually includes a ticke

There is an administrative fee usually that is in the low 3 digit range per semester, I’d assume it’s still below 200€ per semester and usually includes a ticket for the local public transit. When I studied a real fee was introduced (2007 iirc) and abolished again before I graduated. Volkshochschule is not a college but does offer yoga and knitting classes, some language classes and maybe a computing class for seniors.. nothing that would prepare you for a career

realityking 6y ago
> nothing that would prepare you for a career I generally agree with you but this is a little too far. At least bigger Volkshochschulen do offer non-academic qualifications, especially in the area of continuous education for those with existing qualifications. Besides languages, this ranges from various finance and law classes for people who are starting their own business, over “Ausbildung der Ausbilder” (Train the Trainer but a formal qualification the German dual system), to certificates like CCNA. The courses that are offered vary widely between cities, it’s difficult to generalize. What you find is courses that are job-qualifying degrees. The VHS is really structured around taking individual, stand-alone, courses. The one exception I can think of is that some VHS’ are offering “Hauptschulabschluss” for those who left school without graduating.