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What is a college of continuing education?
The College of Continuing Education is a secondary college established by each university.

1, distance network education

Distance network education is a new educational model. Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has approved 68 ordinary universities such as Tsinghua University Distance Education and university of international business and economics Distance Education College to carry out modern distance education pilot work, allowing the above-mentioned pilot universities to carry out academic education and non-academic education through modern communication networks on the basis of online teaching.

Students who meet the requirements of undergraduate and junior college graduation will be awarded higher education diplomas, which will be recognized by the state after electronic registration.

2. Adult college entrance examination

National unified examination for enrollment of adult colleges and universities (referred to as "adult college entrance examination"). The examination is divided into three levels: from junior college to undergraduate (referred to as junior college), from senior high school to undergraduate (referred to as junior college) and from senior high school to junior college (referred to as junior college). Adult higher education is a series of national education, which is included in the national enrollment plan and recognized by the state.

There are three forms of study in adult colleges and universities: full-time; Communication; Amateur (including part-time and night university). The shortest study time for full-time job is: four years in senior high school, two years in junior high school and two years in junior high school; The shortest study time for correspondence and amateur is: five years in senior high school, two and a half years in junior high school and junior high school.

3. Self-study exam

The self-study examination of higher education is a national examination of higher education for self-learners, which is the product of the combination of individual self-study, social assistance and national examination. The self-taught examination system was established in 198 1 year.

Self-study examination has spread to 365,438+0 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the military system and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, and it is the largest open form of higher education in China. Citizens of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), regardless of gender, age, nationality, race and education level, can take the self-study exam according to the provisions of the Provisional Regulations of the State Council on Self-study Exam for Higher Education.

4. RTVU

Open education in RTVU is a form of education relative to closed education. Its basic characteristics are: taking students and learning as the center, eliminating and breaking through the restrictions and obstacles to learners.

For example, open education does not impose too many restrictions on students' age, occupation, region and academic qualifications. Anyone who has a learning ambition and a certain cultural foundation can apply for admission without taking the entrance examination. Students have certain autonomy in course selection and media use, and their learning methods, learning progress, time and place can also be decided by themselves according to their needs; Use a variety of media teaching materials and modern information technology in teaching and so on.