Ankang University is a provincial full-time undergraduate college, whose main task is to cultivate applied talents with high comprehensive quality and innovative spirit. Its predecessor was Ankang College, which was founded in 1958. 1963 closed due to national economic difficulties and resumed in August 1978. 1984 was renamed Ankang Teachers College with the approval of Shaanxi Provincial People's Government in June, and was transformed into Ankang College with the approval of the Ministry of Education in February, 2006.
Ankang Vocational and Technical College is a public full-time comprehensive general higher vocational education college approved by the Ministry of Education and headed by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education. The college was established in 1905. In 2004, it was founded by the former Ankang Health School, Ankang Normal School and Ankang No.2 Normal School. Ankang vocational secondary school was merged and formed. 20 1 1 successfully passed the talent training evaluation of the Ministry of Education. 20 13 10 Ankang examination management center, municipal teaching and research section and municipal audio-visual education hall moved to the new campus of Ankang Vocational and Technical College, Shaanxi Radio and TV University Ankang Branch and? Ankang Technical College, Ankang Technician College (Ankang Labor and Employment Training Center), Ankang Technical School and Ankang Industrial School have moved into the new campus of Ankang Vocational and Technical College, with independent institutions and shared resources.