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What is the difference between an independent college and a private college?
The difference between an independent college and a private college lies in:

1, different times: China Independent College was born in 1998, marked by Zheng College of Literature of Suzhou University. It is the first independent college in China jointly organized by Suzhou University and Suzhou University Education Development Foundation. Private colleges and universities in China have a history of more than 30 years.

2. The figures are different: as of 20 17, there are 260 independent colleges. By March 5, 20 18, there were 467 private colleges and universities (including Sino-foreign cooperative education 1 1).

3. Different levels: Independent colleges are institutions of higher learning that implement undergraduate education. Private colleges and universities are divided into junior colleges and undergraduate courses.

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Independent colleges refer to institutions of higher learning that cooperate with social organizations or individuals outside state institutions and use non-state financial funds to implement undergraduate education, so the tuition fees of independent colleges are three to four times that of public universities.

Independent colleges are an important part of private higher education, belonging to public welfare undertakings, and enjoy various awards and support policies stipulated in the Private Education Promotion Law and the Implementation Regulations of the Private Education Promotion Law according to law; The education administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be in charge of the work of independent colleges within their respective administrative areas. As of February 25th, 20 17, 17, there were 260 independent colleges in China.

Private colleges and universities refer to institutions of higher learning and other educational institutions organized by enterprises, institutions, social organizations, other social organizations and individual citizens with non-state financial education funds. Their school-running level is divided into junior college and undergraduate course. The tuition fees of private universities are three to four times that of public universities.

The state encourages social forces to establish educational institutions that implement compulsory education as a supplement to the implementation of compulsory education by the state. The state strictly controls social forces to establish institutions of higher learning. The state implements a school-running license system for schools run by social forces. Education administrative departments at all levels shall, in accordance with the prescribed examination and approval authority, issue school licenses to approved educational institutions.

As of March 4, 20 18, there were 467 private universities (including Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run universities1/institutes). Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools are also run by the people.

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