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Are ordinary institutions of higher learning universities?
Ordinary institutions of higher learning include universities.

Educational institutions that implement general higher education include universities and colleges, vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges, junior colleges, independent colleges, etc. Universities, independent colleges and junior colleges mainly implement undergraduate education; Vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges and junior colleges mainly implement junior college (higher vocational) level education.

In 20 16, there were 2,880 ordinary and adult colleges and universities in China. Among them, there are 2,596 ordinary colleges (including 266 independent colleges), an increase of 36 over the previous year. There are 1237 undergraduate colleges and universities, an increase of 18 over the previous year; There are 1359 higher vocational colleges, an increase of 18 over the previous year.

Extended information colleges and universities include adult colleges and universities. Adult education includes higher education self-study examination, adult college entrance examination, online education and open education.

Ordinary institutions of higher learning refer to institutions of higher learning that are approved or put on record by the national education administrative department and mainly implement ordinary higher education, which are divided into undergraduate level and junior college level.

Ordinary institutions of higher learning at the undergraduate level are named "XX University" or "XX College", such as Fudan University, Shanghai Jianqiao College and Xijing College. Independent colleges are named after "XX University (College)", such as Jincheng College of Sichuan University, Zheng College of Literature of Suzhou University and Tianhua College of Shanghai Normal University.

The names of colleges at the junior college level are ×× College, ×× College, ×× Vocational and Technical College or ×× Vocational College, such as Shanghai Public Security College, Shanghai Xingjian Vocational College and Shanghai Vocational and Technical College of Industry and Commerce.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-ordinary colleges and universities