The predecessor of Hengyang Normal University can be traced back to Hunan Guanli South Road Normal School founded by 1904. 19 12, Hunan Guanli South Road Normal School was renamed Hunan Third Normal School; After that, it experienced the development stages of Hunan No.5 Middle School, Hunan Hengyang Middle School and Hengyang Normal School. 1962, the school was renamed the Third Normal School of Hunan Province again. 1March, 1999, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Hengyang Teachers College merged with Hengyang Education College and was upgraded to Hengyang Teachers College. 200 1, Hunan Third Normal School merged with Hengyang Normal College to form a new Hengyang Normal College.

2. University of South China

Nanhua University, located in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, China National Nuclear Corporation, China Nuclear Industry Construction Group Corporation and Hunan Provincial People's Government, covering nine disciplines, including philosophy, economics, law, literature, art, science, engineering, medicine and management. It is a provincial key comprehensive university. The school is an excellent engineer and excellent doctor education and training plan approved by the Ministry of Education, a national college student innovation and entrepreneurship training base, a reserve officer training base of China People's Liberation Army (Navy), and a typical college with national graduates' employment experience.

3. Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, founded in 1975, is located in Hengyang, a central and southern town and a national transportation hub city. In 2007, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Hunan Institute of Building Materials and Hunan University Hengyang Branch merged to form Hunan Institute of Technology. 20 1 1, Hunan institute of technology ranks among the top 100 universities in China. The school actively carries out international exchanges and cooperation, and has established cooperative relations with more than 30 universities in the United States, Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan Province Province and other countries or regions.

4. Chuanshan College of South China University

Chuanshan College of University of South China was approved by Hunan Provincial People's Government in August 20001year, and confirmed by the Ministry of Education in 2004. It is a full-time undergraduate independent college established by the University of South China according to the new mechanism and mode. Chuanshan College is located in the campus of Nanhua University in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, with convenient transportation and beautiful environment. Fully sharing the rich teachers and teaching resources of South China University is an ideal garden for study and research. The college enrolls students nationwide, and the enrollment plan is included in the enrollment plan of full-time undergraduate colleges. The college has nearly 6,000 students, five departments, one department and one center, with 4/kloc-0 undergraduate majors, covering eight disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, literature, law, art, economics and management.