The Ministry of Education recently published nine schools that have been elevated to undergraduate colleges, including three independent colleges and six vocational schools.

Zhejiang has three schools on the list. They are Zhejiang University City College, Ningbo Institute of Technology of Zhejiang University, and Zhejiang Guangsha College of Applied Construction Technology. 

Zhejiang University City College was established by Zhejiang University and the Hangzhou government in 1997. The Ningbo Institute of Technology of Zhejiang University was established by Zhejiang University and the Ningbo government in 2001.