Higher vocational education belongs to higher education and is the advanced stage of vocational and technical education. The teaching of higher vocational education pays more attention to the teaching of skills. Higher vocational education is managed by the provincial government. Under the guidance of national policies, the provincial government will establish university education in China in two forms according to actual needs.

In higher vocational colleges, both types of students will get university degrees after graduation. Higher vocational education aims at adapting to social employment needs, mainly cultivating students' technical application ability, emphasizing the combination of theory and practical application, and graduates have the ability to work directly.