Distance education of adult higher education includes amateur education and correspondence education, and correspondence education is a kind of distance education.

Adult college entrance examination is a series of national education and included in the national enrollment plan. The state recognizes academic qualifications, participates in the national unified entrance examination, and all provinces and regions organize enrollment in a unified manner. The examination is divided into three levels: the starting point of high school is upgraded to adult education college (referred to as junior college), the starting point of high school is upgraded to adult education undergraduate (referred to as junior college) and the starting point of general college is upgraded to adult education undergraduate (referred to as adult education undergraduate). The teaching methods of adult higher education are divided into full-time, part-time and correspondence. Candidates should choose their own learning style according to their own situation. Schools that implement adult higher education mainly include adult colleges and continuing education colleges established by ordinary colleges and universities.

Adult higher education is an important part of higher education. The types of adult higher education approved by the Ministry of Education are: Distance Education College, Radio and TV University, Staff University, Amateur University, Staff Medical College, Management Cadre College, Education College, and Adult (Continuing) Education College of ordinary universities (hereinafter referred to as adult colleges), with unified enrollment nationwide.

There are three types of enrollment: from high school to adult education college (referred to as junior high school), from high school to adult education undergraduate (referred to as junior high school) and from junior high school to adult education undergraduate (referred to as adult education undergraduate)

Forms of study: full-time, part-time (including part-time and night university), correspondence and distance education. Among them, the minimum study period of full-time employment is: two years from junior college, five years from junior college and two years from junior college; The minimum study period for distance education, amateur and correspondence is two and a half years for junior college, five years for junior college and two and a half years for junior college.

Tuition: academic year system and credit system.

Features: there are threshold restrictions, and you need to participate in unified registration, examination and admission. The group of candidates is huge. Adult undergraduate enrollment institutions have the right to award adult bachelor's degrees.