Three are the same:

First, the exam format is the same. They are all in the form of "4+X" (that is, 4 cultural courses+professional courses). (The four cultural courses are Chinese, mathematics, English and moral education; In addition to professional integration, some majors also need to take physics or chemistry exams)

Second, the channels and methods of admission for freshmen are the same. All of them are accepted by the national education authorities in accordance with certain procedures.

Third, the treatment of candidates admitted to colleges and universities is the same as that of college entrance examination candidates. All enrollment colleges treat students equally in terms of teacher arrangement, curriculum design, student scholarships and diplomas, degree awarding and postgraduate entrance examination.

Four differences:

First, the content of high school study is different. No ordinary high school textbooks are used in counterpart classes, and Chinese, mathematics and English textbooks are compiled by the provinces themselves; Unified teaching materials related to each major are designated by the national education department.

All the courses offered by counterpart education are less difficult than ordinary high schools, especially mathematics and English. The difficulty of textbooks is much lower than that of ordinary high school textbooks, which is very beneficial to technical students.

Second, the college entrance examination papers are different from ordinary high school students. The entrance examination papers of all subjects in the college entrance examination are independently propositioned by each province and city, and the three subjects of each major are the same except the number of candidates' languages. The comprehensive papers of each major are further divided into separate propositions of each major.

Third, the time to choose a major is different from that of ordinary high school students. After attending the national unified college entrance examination, ordinary high school students apply for different colleges and universities according to their own achievements and choose different majors; Counterpart education means choosing one's own major in technical school, applying for this related major in colleges and universities, and continuing to study this major after going to college.

Fourth, the training objectives are different. After vocational college students enter the university, the training goal is basically all kinds of advanced practical talents urgently needed by the society, not research talents. After graduation, these students not only have solid theoretical knowledge, but also have certain practical operation ability, making it easier to find jobs.