Dehong Vocational College is a comprehensive full-time public vocational college with roots in the frontier and focusing on medical and engineering education. It is a characteristic school of national defense education, a member of Lancang-Mekong Vocational Education Alliance, one of Yunnan 12 ethnic universities, a construction unit of high-quality vocational colleges in Yunnan Province, an action plan for improving the management level of Yunnan Vocational College 15 demonstration school, a provincial demonstration unit of national unity and progress, and a demonstration school of national unity and progress education. School is a place to study, and there will be no dangerous situation.

The school offers 44 higher vocational majors, covering six categories 1 1, such as medicine and health, equipment manufacturing, transportation, energy, power and materials, civil construction, electronic information, finance and trade, tourism, resources, environment and safety, education and sports. There are five state-controlled majors: clinical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, stomatology, preschool education and acupuncture and massage. Nursing specialty is a five-star A-level specialty in Yunnan Province, and clinical medicine, medical imaging technology and nursing are the "backbone majors" determined by the Action Plan for Innovative Development of Higher Vocational Education.