The main differences between the Open University and the Adult College Entrance Examination are different entrance thresholds, different learning styles and different academic systems.

The entrance threshold is different: the open university is independently proposed and organized by the admissions institution. Adult college entrance examination is a national unified entrance examination, which is selected by the school according to the test results.

Different learning methods: Open University has two teaching methods: online teaching and centralized face-to-face teaching. Adult college entrance examination mainly includes three learning methods: full-time study, amateur study and correspondence study.

Different academic systems: the shortest academic system of open university is 3 years, and the student status is 8 years. The adult college entrance examination system is 2.5 to 3 years (junior college) /5 years (junior college).