The concept of higher education broadly refers to all professional education based on secondary education. Higher education is various types of education provided by universities, liberal arts colleges, polytechnic colleges and teachers' colleges, including junior college education, undergraduate education and postgraduate education. The basic entrance requirement is to complete secondary education, and award a degree, diploma or certificate after completing the course as proof of completing higher education.

There are many forms of higher education, including full-time and amateur, face-to-face and non-face-to-face, school-based and non-school-based levels and forms.

China's higher education includes junior colleges, universities (educational institutions) and junior colleges, graduate schools (classes) and staff universities, correspondence universities, China Central Radio and TV University, and self-study examinations in institutions of higher learning. In recent years, higher vocational and technical colleges have emerged, which also belong to the category of general higher education.

Degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by higher education:

An associate degree from an American university that has completed a two-year course.

Undergraduate diploma

bachelor's degree

master's degree

doctor's degree