Three. Official website, Education Bureau of Xianning City, shows that there are three universities in Xianning, namely Hubei Institute of Science and Technology, Xianning Vocational and Technical College and Hubei Health Vocational College, among which Hubei Institute of Science and Technology is the first batch of pilot universities for excellent doctoral education and training programs and pilot universities for transformation and development in Hubei Province. Xianning is one of the first cities to pass the national pilot acceptance of water ecological civilization construction.