The university has a major in numerical control, which is also called numerical control technology or computer numerical control technology. However, most of the institutions set up in this kind of specialty are college-level enrollment institutions, or undergraduate colleges enroll students in batches.

At present, there are about 670 colleges and universities offering numerical control technology, including: Tianjin Vocational and Technical Teachers College; Hengshui College; Shenyang University of Technology; Shenyang Gong Li University; Dalian polytechnic university; Dalian Ocean University; Changchun University of Technology; Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology; Shanghai University; Zhejiang Normal University; Huaqiao University; Donghua Institute of Technology; Jiangxi University of Science and Technology; Qingdao University of Technology; Zhengzhou University; Henan University of Science and Technology; Wuhan textile University; Huanggang Normal College; Guangdong Ocean University; Guilin University of Technology; Guizhou Normal University; Xi An Engineering University; Tarim University; Guangzhou University, etc.

There are also many vocational and technical colleges, including shaanxi university of technology, Shunde Vocational and Technical College, Guangdong Light Industry Vocational and Technical College, Luohe Vocational and Technical College, Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College, Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College, Jiangsu Architectural Vocational and Technical College, Shanghai Donghai Vocational and Technical College, Beijing Industrial Vocational and Technical College, Beijing Information Vocational and Technical College, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Hebei Industrial Vocational and Technical College, Jiangsu Engineering Vocational and Technical College and Lianyungang Vocational and Technical College.