Colleges and universities in China are divided into two categories: national education series colleges and non-national education series colleges:

1, the state-run institutions refer to the academic qualifications recognized by the state, and the academic certificates of the schools can be found on the China Higher Education Student Information Network;

2. Non-state educational institutions refer to private colleges and universities that can issue graduation certificates to students according to the Education Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law on the Promotion of Private Education. This certificate enjoys the same treatment as national education except that it cannot take the national judicial examination and civil service examination.

Ankang College, formerly known as Ankang College, was founded in 1958. In 2004, the former Ankang Education College and Shaanxi Ankang Agricultural School merged into Ankang Normal College. In February 2006, it was upgraded to an undergraduate college with the approval of the Ministry of Education. It is also the only provincial full-time undergraduate college in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province.

College is one of the first members of outstanding agricultural and forestry talents education and training program, and also one of the members of Hanjiang River Basin University Alliance. The right to confer bachelor's degrees is recognized by the state and belongs to a series of national educational institutions.