CVJM-Hochschule Kassel

What CVJM-Hochschule Kassel does

CVJM-Hochschule was a private German higher education institution founded in 2009, headquartered at Im Druseltal 8, 34131 Kassel, Hessen. It operated under the parent organization CVJM Deutschland (German YMCA) and trained young people for professional service in church, Diakonie, the CVJM movement, and broader society. The institution's core offering was a portfolio of degree programs including Religions-, Gemeindepädagogik & Soziale Arbeit (religious education, community pedagogy, and social work), a part-time and FastTrack social work program for working professionals (Soziale Arbeit berufsbegleitend & FastTrack), a Master's program in Transformationsstudien (transformation studies), and a practice-integrated social work track (Soziale Arbeit praxisintegriert).

The business model was tuition-based private higher education within a religious non-profit ecosystem, with no disclosed pricing and no publicly reported revenue. Distribution was direct academic enrollment through the institutional website, with social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X) used as top-of-funnel awareness vehicles under CVJM Deutschland's accounts. The institution had approximately 40 employees and no proprietary technology platform.

Effective April 1, 2026, CVJM-Hochschule merged with Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt to form the new Evangelische Hochschule Hessen (EHH), with all programs, applications, and operations redirected to www.eh-hessen.de. As a result, CVJM-Hochschule no longer operates as an independent entity; its operations continue under the EHH umbrella, which combines the Kassel and Darmstadt campuses and offers an expanded study portfolio.

Name

CVJM-Hochschule Kassel

Legal name

CVJM-Hochschule

Website

https://cvjm-hochschule.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CVJM-Hochschule Kassel was a small German private higher education institution (est. 2009, ~40 staff) offering degree programs in religious education, community pedagogy, and social work under CVJM Deutschland. It merged with Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt on April 1, 2026, to form Evangelische Hochschule Hessen (EHH).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Religious studies
• Community pedagogy
• Social work degrees
• Transformation studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CVJM-Hochschule Kassel was a private higher education institution offering bachelor's and master's degree programs in religious studies, community pedagogy, social work, and transformation studies. Programs prepared students for professional service in church, Diakonie, CVJM and broader society, and included part-time, FastTrack and practice-integrated study tracks. The institution merged into Evangelische Hochschule Hessen effective April 1, 2026.

Product overview

CVJM-Hochschule is an educational institution offering a portfolio of study programs in the fields of religious education, community pedagogy, social work, and transformation studies. The institution has merged with Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt to form Evangelische Hochschule Hessen (EHH) as of April 1, 2026. The academic offerings include undergraduate programs in Religions-, Gemeindepädagogik & Soziale Arbeit, part-time/FastTrack Soziale Arbeit, practice-integrated Soziale Arbeit, and a Master's program in Transformationsstudien.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Religions-, Gemeindepädagogik & Soziale Arbeit: Study program focused on religious education, community pedagogy, and social work
• Soziale Arbeit (berufsbegleitend & FastTrack)
• Master Transformationsstudien

Products and services

• Religions-, Gemeindepädagogik & Soziale Arbeit (Religious Studies, Community Pedagogy & Social Work)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg: Direct peer: Protestant-affiliated university of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg offering social work, religious pedagogy, and youth/community education programs analogous to CVJM-Hochschule's offerings.
• CVJM-Hochschule (merged into EHH): Self-reference: as of April 2026, the CVJM-Hochschule brand and programs continue under Evangelische Hochschule Hessen (EHH), which absorbed its academic portfolio.
• Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt: Direct peer and merger partner: Protestant-affiliated higher education institution in Hessen offering social work, education, and theology-related programs. The two merged in April 2026 to form Evangelische Hochschule Hessen.
• Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg: Direct peer: Protestant church-affiliated university of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg offering social work, religious pedagogy, and community education programs similar to CVJM-Hochschule's portfolio.
• Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen: Direct peer: Catholic-affiliated German university of applied sciences offering social work, religious pedagogy, and health programs — closest denominational analogue to CVJM-Hochschule on the Catholic side.
• Freie Theologische Hochschule Gießen: Direct peer: German evangelical/Protestant theological training institution offering degree programs aimed at church and missions service, comparable to the religious-education tracks at CVJM-Hochschule.
• Evangelische Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit & Diakonie (Hamburg): Direct peer: Protestant-affiliated German university of applied sciences focusing on social work and Diakonie training, comparable to CVJM-Hochschule's social work and community pedagogy offerings.

Regional players

• Hochschule für Katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikpädagogik Regensburg: Regional peer: Catholic specialized higher education institution offering church-related professional training analogous to the denominational training concept at CVJM-Hochschule, though in a different region and discipline.
• Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Dresden: Regional peer: Protestant church-affiliated specialized higher education institution in Saxony focused on church-related professional training; serves a similar denominational training mission but in a different region and narrower discipline.

Others

• CVJM Deutschland (parent organization): Ecosystem/parent: the German YMCA association that operates CVJM-Hochschule, providing the church and youth-movement pipeline, brand, and operational support underpinning the institution's programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cvjm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTEbCXFImq5gQjIam76EACw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CVJM.de
• Instagraminstagram.com/cvjm.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cvjm-hochschule

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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