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What's the difference between undergraduate and junior college?
1, school-running mode

After entering the undergraduate course, they basically study theoretical knowledge, with little practice, but they have a strong influence in society. The mode of running a college is mainly to teach students skills and how to apply them. Mainly cultivate practical ability, and have low requirements for academic qualifications.

2. Academic Diploma

Under normal circumstances, undergraduates need to study for four years, and junior college students only need to study for three years. The diplomas after graduation are also very different. One is an undergraduate diploma and the other is a junior college diploma, which will play a much greater role in society than a junior college diploma.

3. The strength of colleges and universities

Basically, undergraduate schools are comprehensive universities with strong faculty and financial strength. Most junior colleges are upgraded from former secondary schools, and the teachers are all teachers who have taught before, and the level of teachers is uneven. However, if it is a college run by a comprehensive university, its teachers should not be underestimated.

College education standard;

University education should enable students to master the basic theory and professional knowledge necessary for their major, and have the basic skills and preliminary ability to engage in practical work in their major. The basic study period of junior college education is two to three years, and the study period of part-time higher education should be appropriately extended. Colleges and universities can adjust the length of study according to actual needs.

Those who have graduated from secondary education or have equivalent academic qualifications may be admitted to colleges and universities with corresponding academic qualifications after passing the examination and obtain college entrance qualifications. University education is implemented by universities, colleges and junior colleges. Since 1999, the reform of junior college education has been implemented on the grounds of junior college.

At the same time, the Ministry of Education began to develop higher vocational education on a pilot basis. Through reform, reorganization and restructuring, the establishment of vocational and technical colleges (or vocational colleges) was gradually adjusted, and students obtained college diplomas when they graduated.