Åssiden Videregående Skole

Åssiden Upper Secondary is the largest school for vocational studies in Norway, located 5 km outside Drammen city centre. In addition to an extensive selection of vocational programs, Åssiden offers a Media and communication program(general studies), a preparatory program for minorities, and supplementary studies qualifying for higher education. Åssiden videregående Skole is a school for students between 16 and 19 years old located in Drammen, Norway. Our school is mainly vocational but we offer also an academic line. Our students are fluent in English, and some of them learn also Spanish. Their mother tongue is however Norwegian. The school campus consists of 7 buildings, housing 8 departments with approximately 2500 pupils and 340 employees. A majority of the pupils are enrolled in two-year vocational programs, followed by a two-year apprenticeship period.

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