Municipal colleges and universities refer to middle and high schools funded by the municipal government and managed by the education departments at the same level.

The Municipal Education Bureau will guide the layout adjustment, capital construction, education and teaching reform, educational scientific research and educational informatization construction of universities, primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the city. Responsible for the city's student status management. Party and government leaders in municipal universities are recommended and appointed by the Municipal Education Bureau.

Types of schools directly under the city

Schools directly under the city are generally directly managed by the education department, while financial rights and human rights are directly controlled by the education administrative department without intermediate links.

According to different administrative levels, it generally refers to counties directly under the jurisdiction, small cities directly under the jurisdiction, big cities directly under the jurisdiction, and the Ministry of Education directly under the jurisdiction. These schools occupy the best teachers and other high-quality resources in their respective regions. Other state-owned enterprises such as petroleum and electric power are generally called children's schools, but now most of them have been managed by the education department and separated from the original units.