The College of Continuing Education is a second-level college established by universities, a second-level teaching unit specialized in academic education and non-academic education, such as higher education, junior college education, short-term training, etc. It is a college under the jurisdiction of universities.
Its level is the same as other secondary colleges such as Law School and School of Economics and Management, and it is a branch of the university. With the continuous progress of society and the continuous expansion of education reform and continuing education, it is an important part of China's higher education. Continuing education is an important part of lifelong learning system.
As the world economy and society put forward higher requirements for continuing education, the practice field of continuing education has been developing and the research scope has been expanding and deepening. In particular, the concept of lifelong education has been accepted by more and more people, and the position, function and methods of continuing education in the economy and society have been preliminarily understood and practiced, and the scientific research of continuing education has also made great progress.
Distance online education is a new educational model. Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has approved 68 ordinary colleges and universities such as Tsinghua University Distance Education and university of international business and economics Distance Education College to carry out modern distance education pilot work, allowing the above-mentioned pilot colleges and universities to carry out online teaching work on campus and through modern communication networks.
Educational advantages:
1, low tuition: the self-study exam for higher education is much cheaper than the tuition for one academic year in ordinary colleges and universities.
2. State-recognized academic qualifications: Self-taught academic qualifications are recognized by the state, and self-taught graduates enjoy the same treatment as similar graduates in ordinary colleges and universities.
3. National recognition: 43 overseas countries have recognized China's self-taught diploma, including mutual recognition of academic qualifications and mutual recognition of credits.
4. Admission is wide and strict: high school graduates or those with equivalent academic qualifications can enter the school directly without the entrance examination, and the number of places is not limited by the national plan.
5. Free choice of major: Candidates can freely choose their favorite major according to their hobbies, specialties and potential abilities.