The basic study period of college education is two to three years.
According to the Higher Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), "the basic study period of junior college education is two to three years, that of undergraduate education is four to five years, that of postgraduate education is two to three years, and that of doctoral education is three to four years.
Professional education
It is the primary level of higher education lower than undergraduate education. It belongs to the third and first stages of UNESCO's international standard classification of education (awarding academic certificates that are not equivalent to university-level degrees). Generally recruit high school graduates or equivalent. The study period is 2 to 3 years and below, and different types of education are implemented. Including: higher vocational education; It is equivalent to the general education of freshmen and sophomores, and graduates can transfer to higher grades of universities (colleges) for study or employment.
Training objectives of junior college education
The main goal of junior college is to cultivate technical talents. That is, the goal of junior college is practicality, that is, on the basis of complete secondary education, to cultivate a group of talents with knowledge and certain professional skills, and the teaching of their knowledge is mainly practical and practical.
The situation of professional education
Judging from China's productivity and the level of scientific and technological development, college education is still indispensable. The development level of productive forces in China is very uneven, and a large number of low-level productive forces need to be improved. The transformation rate of scientific and technological achievements in China is low, and the talents engaged in scientific and technological transformation and application are quite scarce. Generally speaking, China's economy is in the process of industrialization, commercialization, socialization and modernization. The history of industrialized countries shows that the greatest demand at this stage of development is applied senior professionals, which is roughly equivalent to the talents cultivated by our current higher vocational colleges and higher vocational education.
Employment in tertiary education
College students have higher academic qualifications than high school students, and they also belong to college students with higher education and certain professional skills and practical experience. It is easier to find a suitable job on the basis of general employment, which is better than the employment opportunities of undergraduates. However, if you don't continue your studies after you take up your job, the room for improvement is not dominant over those with high academic qualifications.