Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College is a public full-time general higher vocational college approved by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and put on record by the Ministry of Education. It is the construction unit of demonstration vocational colleges in Guangdong Province, the project construction unit of first-class vocational colleges and the demonstration school of innovation and entrepreneurship education for college students in Guangdong Province.
The college is led by pharmacy specialty group, and there are 46 specialties in six health specialty groups with coordinated development of food, cosmetics, medical devices, management and health. Among them, the central government supports 2 key construction majors, the first batch of national vocational college health service demonstration majors 1, Guangdong higher vocational education first-class brand majors 1, Guangdong higher vocational education second-class brand majors1,provincial demonstration majors and key majors 18, and 9 middle and second-class higher vocational colleges, and presided over the formulation of three professional teaching in higher vocational colleges of the Ministry of Education. Construction of 7 national excellent resource sharing courses, 17 provincial excellent resource sharing courses and 4 provincial excellent open courses; 3 national training bases, 6 provincial training bases, 2 provincial public training bases, 2 provincial high-skilled talents training bases and 9 provincial off-campus practical teaching bases for college students; Set up 30 provincial-level teaching and research reform projects and 46 provincial-level college students' innovation and entrepreneurship projects.
At present, there are 628 full-time teachers, 45 full-time professors, associate professors and above 175, doctors and postdoctoral students 109. Nearly 75% of full-time teachers have a master's degree or above, and 469 teachers have "double-qualification". In the past three years, a total of 234 people have been commended at or above the college level, including 2 experts enjoying special allowance from the State Council, 2 national excellent teachers, 2 Pearl River scholar distinguished professor, 2 provincial famous teachers, 3 provincial excellent teachers, 3 outstanding educators from South Guangdong, provincial labor medal winners, Guangdong May 4th Youth Medal winners, and provincial level.