专科学校 (zhuān kē xué xiào) — vocational college, technical college; junior college (post-secondary institution offering associate degrees)
Definition
A post-secondary institution offering shorter (typically 2–3 year) vocational or associate-degree programs, as distinct from a full 大学. The focus is on practical/job-ready training rather than academic research.
noun
vocational collegetechnical collegejunior college (post-secondary institution offering associate degrees)
Measure word · 所
Examples
- ，专科学校。Tā gāo zhōng bì yè hòu, qù le yì suǒ zhuān kē xué xiào xué xí jì suàn jī jì shù.After graduating from high school, he went to a vocational college to study computer technology.
- 专科学校。Zhè suǒ zhuān kē xué xiào de bì yè shēng jiù yè lǜ hěn gāo.The employment rate of graduates from this vocational college is very high.
- ，专科学校。Zài zhōng guó, zhuān kē xué xiào hé dà xué de zhǔ yào qū bié shì xué zhì bù tóng.In China, the main difference between junior colleges and universities is the length of the program.
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