Five-year normal university belongs to one of the training methods of five-year higher vocational education in China. Five-year normal university is managed according to the management method of secondary vocational education in the first three years, and is included in the category of higher education management in the last two years. Five-year normal university graduates can get a college diploma recognized by the state and participate in the selection of "upgraded undergraduate" in ordinary colleges and universities.
The advantage of five-year normal university is that junior high school graduates can directly enter higher education, which saves two years of study time and reduces the difficulty of entering higher education. Five-year normal university graduates can get a full-time college diploma, which can be found on the learning information network and has high social recognition.
The disadvantage of five-year normal university is that there are relatively few professional choices, mainly teachers' majors, and local enrollment and employment, which is not conducive to cross-regional mobility. The training mode of five-year normal university is the integration of secondary and higher vocational education. The first three years are managed according to the standards of secondary vocational education, and the second two years are managed according to the standards of higher vocational education, which may lead to the inconsistency between teaching standards and teaching quality.
The difference between five-year normal universities and normal colleges;
1. Enrollment target: Five-year normal colleges recruit junior high school graduates and normal colleges recruit senior high school graduates. The admission requirements are different. Five-year normal universities need to take the senior high school entrance examination or the single-recruit examination, and normal universities need to take the college entrance examination or the independent enrollment examination.
2. Main body of running a school: Five-year normal universities are mainly organized by independent vocational and technical colleges or vocational and technical normal colleges, and are subordinate to education administrative departments at all levels or industry departments. Normal universities are mainly organized by ordinary universities or normal schools, and are subordinate to the education administrative departments at all levels.
3. Training goal: The training goal of five-year normal colleges is higher vocational teachers with strong practical ability and skill level, who can adapt to secondary vocational education and basic education. The training target of normal colleges is ordinary teachers who have solid theoretical knowledge and basic teaching ability and can adapt to basic education and preschool education.