Not including high school. Ordinary colleges and universities, referred to as "ordinary colleges and universities" for short, are schools that implement higher education under the supervision of the Ministry of Education or the education administrative departments at the provincial level (including autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), and high schools do not belong to colleges and universities.

What is high school? It's short for high school. Middle schools in China are divided into junior high schools and senior high schools, both of which belong to the category of secondary education. Senior middle school is a higher education institution after the end of nine-year compulsory education in China. It is a three-year program, connecting junior high school and university. China's high school education includes: ordinary senior middle schools, ordinary secondary specialized schools, adult high schools, vocational high schools, intermediate technical schools, vocational secondary specialized schools and secondary normal schools.

What is an institution of higher learning? Colleges and universities are generally schools that provide higher education to citizens. Collectively referred to as universities, colleges, independent colleges, higher vocational and technical universities, higher vocational and technical colleges and junior colleges, the meaning is similar to that of universities.

There are two first-class higher education systems in Chinese mainland, which are jointly established by the Ministry and the province, the basic capacity building project of universities in the central and western regions, the 201plan,1/plan, the excellent engineer education and training plan, the excellent legal talent education and training plan, the excellent doctor education and training plan, the excellent agricultural and forestry talent education and training plan, and the excellent teacher training plan, which promote universities.