The main difference between higher education and higher vocational education is: 1. Different training objectives; 2. Different types of education; 3. Different specialized courses; 4. Teachers have different functions. Higher vocational education is a branch of higher education and has certain independence. China's higher education is mainly divided into two types, namely, general higher education and higher vocational education, both of which are responsible for training different talents. In terms of personnel training, the training goal of general higher education is academic and theoretical thinking talents, while the training goal of higher vocational education is technical and service-oriented applied talents. On the type of education, higher vocational education is still at the junior college level, and general higher education is generally at the undergraduate level or above; In professional courses, general higher education mainly focuses on learning professional knowledge and developing in an all-round way, focusing on science and educational research. Professional courses in higher vocational colleges pay attention to the combination of theoretical courses and practical courses, and offer professional courses with employment as the orientation; The function of teachers, the function of teachers in ordinary colleges and universities is to have perfect teaching means and professional knowledge, mainly theoretical teaching. The requirements of higher vocational colleges for teachers mainly emphasize "double-qualification", which can not only impart theoretical knowledge to students, but also lead students to practice learning.