Academic institutions of the armed forces of China

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The academic institutions of the armed forces of China include the educational institutions of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police (PAP). Throughout the history of the People's Republic of China, there have been many dramatic reforms to the military education system, closing, merging, reducing and reassigning institutions. The 2017 reforms saw another massive change, as they reduced the number of PLA academic institutions from 67 to 37. [1]

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These institutions carry out training to all branches and arms of the PLA and PAP, from officer training to logistics, to technology, to NCO training. [2] The changes in the structure of the system have not stopped. In January 2018, the Coast Guard Academy (海警学院) joined the PAP institution system. [3]

The military program in civilian universities (equivalent to ROTC programs) is in flux and it is not clear what shape it will take in the near future, as of 2023. [1]

Existing military academies

The official English names are used where available. There is a significant amount of inconsistency in the translation of the Chinese terms 大学, 学院, and 学校, which should normally be "University", "Academy" and "School" respectively, but sometimes will be found as "College", "Academy", or "University" in different order, or other translations.

This table only lists military academic institutions (included in the military order of battle), and does not include non-military colleges and universities affiliated with the army or military factories (not included in the PLA's order of battle), such as Changsha Aviation Vocational and Technical College, the Chinese People's Liberation Army 4808 Factory Vocational and Technical School, etc.

Institutions directly under the Central Military Commission

#Institution NameFoundedLocationBranchSchool website Unit Grade Remarks
1 National Defense University 1927 Beijing Central Military Commission http://www.cdsndu.org/ Deputy TheaterDoes not recruit gaokao students
2 National University of Defense Technology (国防科技大学)1953 Changsha Central Military Commission http://www.nudt.edu.cn/ Corps Project 985 . Recruits gaokao students.

Institutions affiliated with PLA branches

#Institution NameFoundedLocationBranch Unit Grade Remarks
1 Ground Force Command College (陆军指挥学院)1952 [4] Nanjing Ground Force Deputy Corps
2 Army Engineering University of the PLA (陆军工程大学)1973 Nanjing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
3 Army Infantry Academy of the PLA (陆军步兵学院)1949 Nanchang Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
4 Army Academy of Armored Forces (陆军装甲兵学院)1950 Beijing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
5 PLA Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense (陆军炮兵防空兵学院)1977 Hefei Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
6 Army Aviation Academy (陆军航空兵学院)1999 Beijing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsJunior officer training
7 Army Special Operations Academy (陆军特种作战学院)1949 Guilin Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
8 Army Academy of Border and Coastal Defence (陆军边海防学院)1941 Xi'an Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
9 Army Institute of NBC Defence (陆军防化学院)1950 Beijing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
10 Army Medical University (陆军军医大学)1954 Chongqing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
11 Army Logistics Academy (陆军勤务学院)1961 Chongqing Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
12 Army Military Transportation University (陆军军事交通学院)1949 Tianjin Ground ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students. |-
13 Naval Command College (海军指挥学院)1952 Nanjing Navy Deputy Corps
14 Naval University of Engineering (海军工程大学)1949 Wuhan NavyDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
15 Dalian Naval Academy (海军大连舰艇学院)1949 Dalian NavyDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
16 Naval Submarine Academy (海军潜艇学院)1973 Qingdao NavyDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
17 Naval Aviation University (海军航空大学)1950 Yantai NavyRecruits gaokao students.
18 Naval Medical University (海军军医大学)1949 Shanghai NavyDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
19 Naval Service Academy (海军勤务学院)1952 Tianjin NavyDeputy CorpsJunior officer training.
20 Naval NCO School (海军士官学校)1986 Bengbu NavyDivisionSpecialist School
21 Air Force Command College (空军指挥学院)1958 Beijing Air Force Deputy Corps
22 Air Force Engineering University (空军工程大学)1959 Xi'an Air ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
23 Air Force Aviation University (空军航空大学)1978 Changchun Air ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
24 Air Force Early Warning Academy (空军预警学院)1952 Wuhan Air ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
25 Air Force Harbin Flight Academy (空军哈尔滨飞行学院)1949 Harbin Air ForceDeputy CorpsOfficer training. Recruits only AFAU graduates
26 Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy (空军石家庄飞行学院)1949 Shijiazhuang Air ForceDeputy CorpsOfficer training. Recruits only AFAU graduates
27 Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy (空军西安飞行学院)1949 Xi'an Air ForceDeputy CorpsOfficer training. Recruits only AFAU graduates
28 Air Force Medical University (空军军医大学)1952 Xi'an Air ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
29 Air Force Logistics College (空军勤务学院)1954 Xuzhou Air ForceDeputy Corps
30 Air Force Communication NCO Academy (空军通信士官学校)1986 Dalian Air ForceDivisionSpecialist school
31 Rocket Force Command College (火箭军指挥学院)1977 Wuhan Rocket Force Deputy Corps
32 Rocket Force University of Engineering (火箭军工程大学)1951 Xi'an Rocket ForceDeputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students.
33 Rocket Force NCO School (火箭军士官学校)1971 Weifang Rocket ForceDivisionSpecialist school
34 Strategic Support Force Space Engineering University (战略支援部队航天工程大学)1978 Beijing Aerospace Force DivisionRecruits gaokao students. Name change soon in 2024
35 Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University (战略支援部队信息工程大学)1931 Zhengzhou Information Support Force Deputy CorpsRecruits gaokao students. Name change soon in 2024

People's Armed Police institutions

#Institution NameFoundedLocationBranchRemarks
1 PAP Command College (武警指挥学院)1980 Tianjin People's Armed Police
2 Engineering University of the PAP (武警工程大学)1983 Xi'an PAPRecruits gaokao students.
3 Officers' College of the PAP (中国人民武装警察部队警官学院)1984 Chengdu PAPRecruits gaokao students.
4 Special Police Unit Academy (武警特种警察学院)1982 Beijing PAPRecruits gaokao students.
5 Logistics University of the People's Armed Police (武警后勤学院)1980 Tianjin PAP Logistics
6 Non-Commissioned Officers Academy of the PAP (武警士官学校)1984 Hangzhou PAP
7 China Coast Guard Academy (中国海警学院)1983 Ningbo PAP

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