Vocational and technical college is a first-class institution of higher learning in China, which is called "higher vocational education" for short, second only to undergraduate course, equivalent to junior college, and gradually begins to replace junior college.

Local institutions of higher learning

Vocational and technical college is a local institution of higher learning, which exists as a preparation for local colleges and universities in places not covered by local colleges and universities, and can also be used as a supplement to local colleges and universities.

Higher vocational education

With higher vocational education as the main content, it is the fourth and fifth batch in the university admission order (merged into the fourth batch in 2007), and it is also the admission institution of "three schools" (vocational high school, technical secondary school and technical school) with single recruitment and single examination.

Vocational colleges and vocational and technical colleges

Some higher vocational colleges are called "vocational colleges" and some are called "vocational and technical colleges", both of which belong to the higher vocational level, and there is no essential difference in their names. Specifically, candidates need to inquire about the enrollment qualifications and nature of colleges and universities.