The code compiled by the Ministry of Education for colleges and universities has five digits (this code is commonly used in the whole country), and the code compiled by the provincial education examination institute for colleges and universities has four digits (this code is generally used for volunteering in the college entrance examination, and the code of the same college is different in different provinces). With the change of the running situation of colleges and universities every year, the codes of colleges and universities are also changing.
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The college code is uniformly arranged by the Ministry of Education, and the number is five digits. In order to facilitate the college entrance examination students to fill in their volunteers, the provincial education examination institutes will rearrange the institutions with enrollment plans in the region (including provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions) with the number of four. Due to the changes in running colleges and universities every year, the codes of colleges and universities have been adjusted.
By the end of 2065438+June 2009, the Ministry of Education announced 2956 colleges and universities nationwide, including 2688 colleges and universities (including 257 independent colleges) and 268 adult colleges and universities.