In 2023, there were 3,005 ordinary colleges and universities in China, including 2,740 ordinary colleges and universities, covering 65,438 higher vocational colleges, 265 adult colleges and universities, and the rest were undergraduate colleges.
Undergraduate colleges are universities that provide undergraduate education to students, which are divided into public undergraduate colleges and private undergraduate colleges. In China, undergraduate colleges are divided into one batch, two batches and three batches, which are often referred to as one, two and three. In some areas, one book is called a batch of undergraduate courses, and two books and three books are collectively called a batch of undergraduate courses.
In China, full-time undergraduates generally take the national unified entrance examination for colleges and universities, or enroll themselves independently or walk into school. The academic system is generally four to six years, and students study at school. This is the most common culture mode.
The differences between undergraduate and junior college are as follows:
1, and the culture objectives are different.
Junior college trains middle and senior talents with certain professional knowledge and skills, and trains technical application talents who can adapt to the front line of production, management and service and the vast rural areas. Their knowledge teaching is based on their ability and practicality.
The undergraduate course trains senior talents who have a solid grasp of the basic theory, professional knowledge and basic skills of the subject and have the initial ability to engage in scientific research or undertake professional and technical work.
2. Different knowledge structures.
College focuses on transforming the category of understanding the world, which is a relatively complete practical system and a relatively incomplete theoretical system. The undergraduate course emphasizes the integration of courses, the integrity and comprehensiveness of disciplines, and pays attention to the transfer of interdisciplinary knowledge.
3. Different modes of running schools.
On campus, the teaching quality control system of college-upgraded undergraduate course is relatively closed, with a low degree of openness and internationalization. Undergraduate application results and other forms have high academic standards, high openness and strong social influence.
4. There are differences in academic diplomas.
The undergraduate course takes four years, and the junior college only takes three years. Because of the different years of study, the diplomas issued are different. One is a bachelor's degree and the other is a college diploma. The difference between undergraduate and junior college lies not only in the academic system and diploma, but also in the teaching quality and management of many junior colleges.