Three Gorges Tourism Polytechnic College
2026-09-17 13:09:34
Three Gorges Tourism Polytechnic College is a full-time comprehensive higher vocational college approved by the Hubei Provincial Government and registered with the Ministry of Education. Located in the Yichang Vocational Education Park, the college covers an area of 60.6 hectares, with a total floor space of 210,500 square meters.
With 393 full-time teachers, the college has 116 professors and associate professors among its staff. Staff with doctoral or master’s degrees account for 69% of the total, while "dual-qualified" teachers make up 82%. The college has one recipient of the Huang Yanpei Vocational Education Award for Outstanding Principal; one recipient of the Huang Yanpei Vocational Education Award for Outstanding Teacher, who is also a deputy to the 13th and 14th NPC; one expert receiving the State Council Special Allowance; one second-level professor; three members of the Ministry of Education's Teaching Steering Committee for Vocational Colleges; and eight national-level and 24 provincial-level vocational-skills competition judges. The college comprises eight schools: the School of Tourism Management, School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, School of Health & Wellness and Education, School of Aeronautical Engineering, School of Information Technology, School of Marxism, School of General Education, and School of Continuing Education. It currently enrolls 12,000 full-time students.
With 393 full-time teachers, the college has 116 professors and associate professors among its staff. Staff with doctoral or master’s degrees account for 69% of the total, while "dual-qualified" teachers make up 82%. The college has one recipient of the Huang Yanpei Vocational Education Award for Outstanding Principal; one recipient of the Huang Yanpei Vocational Education Award for Outstanding Teacher, who is also a deputy to the 13th and 14th NPC; one expert receiving the State Council Special Allowance; one second-level professor; three members of the Ministry of Education's Teaching Steering Committee for Vocational Colleges; and eight national-level and 24 provincial-level vocational-skills competition judges. The college comprises eight schools: the School of Tourism Management, School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, School of Health & Wellness and Education, School of Aeronautical Engineering, School of Information Technology, School of Marxism, School of General Education, and School of Continuing Education. It currently enrolls 12,000 full-time students.
Regional Cultural-Tourism Industry-Education Integration Practical Training Base: Three Gorges Cultural-Tourism Industry-Education Integration Practical Training Center
With a strong focus on its distinctive strengths, the college offers 41 programs. Closely aligned with Hubei Province’s “51020” modern industrial clusters and Yichang City’s “six leading and multi-supported” modern industrial system, it has established a “123” framework comprising one flagship program group (cultural tourism), two priority program groups (digital and smart catering; wellness and leisure), and three collaborative program groups (digital technology; intelligent manufacturing; and modern commerce). The Tourism Management program group is recognized by Hubei Province as a high-level program group.
Committed to continuously improving its education mechanism that develops both character and professional skills through work-integrated learning, the college has established over 90 on-campus training facilities that integrate theory with practice, including the Three Gorges Cultural Tourism Industry-Education Integration Training Center and the Production-oriented Catering Training Base.
Upholding the motto of "Aspiration and Virtue, Diligence and Practice," and committed to the philosophy that everyone can develop their talents and realize their full potential, the college has forged deep partnerships with leading enterprises including China Three Gorges Corporation, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Xiaomi Group, Qingkui Technology, and Holiland Food Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. It also collaborates closely with leading industry players such as Xingfa Group, Angel Yeast Group, Yichang City Development Group, Lingyun Group, and Dongtu Technology (Yichang) Co., Ltd. Together, it has built 10 industry colleges, established more than 150 off-campus production-oriented training bases, and implemented 55 joint education programs. These college-enterprise collaborations have delivered notable results. Notably, the "Demonstrator-Guides for Major National Projects" program, jointly developed with China Three Gorges Development Co., Ltd., was selected as one of the first batch of national college-enterprise in-depth cooperation projects by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, forming a replicable and scalable "Three Gorges Model."
