I am private, hear me roar Generally speaking, there are two types of privately-run institutions of higher education in mainland China. One type comprises those which do not grant formal degrees, such as cram schools and training centers. The other type grants formal degrees which are officially recognized once the school has been accredited by the National Education Committee.
一般而言，大陸民辦高校有兩種類型：一種是非學歷教育，如社會上各種補習班、培訓中心等；另一種是學歷教育，辦學條件得經過國家教委會評估，正式批准後，可以發給國家承認的文憑。