Comprehensive Overview of PLA Military and Armed Police Academies and Their Recent Reorganizations

Chinese Institutions

Colleges and universities directly under the Central Military Commission(CMC)

1. National Defense University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army

School Headquarters: Beijing; Branch campuses: Xi’an, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang

Merger/adjustment: In 2017, on the basis of the National Defense University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the School of Political Science and Law of the National Defense University was established on the basis of Xi’an University of Political Science and Technology, which was deployed in Xi’an; The School of Political Science of the National Defense University was established on the basis of Nanjing University of Political Science and the Armed Police School of Political Science, which was deployed in Shanghai; On the basis of the Shijiazhuang Army Command College, the National Defense University Staff College was established and deployed in Shijiazhuang;

The School of Military Culture of the National Defense University was established on the basis of the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Arts, which was deployed in Beijing; On the basis of the logistics command college, equipment college command major, and procurement major, the National Defense University Rear Equipment Support College was established and deployed in Beijing.

2. Chinese People’s Liberation Army National University of Defense Technology

School Headquarters: Changsha; Branch Campus: Nanjing, Wuhan, Hefei Merger/Adjustment: In 2017, the school was rebuilt on the basis of the former Chinese People’s Liberation Army National Defense Technology University, Chinese People’s Liberation Army School of International Relations, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Defense Information College, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Xi’an Institute of Communications, Chinese People’s Liberation Army School of Electronic Engineering, and Chinese People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology School of Meteorology and Oceanography.

3. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Command College

School Headquarters: Nanjing

Merger/adjustment: Former Nanjing Army Command College of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army

4. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Engineering University

School Headquarters: Nanjing; Branch campuses: Shijiazhuang, Chongqing, Wuhan, Xuzhou

Merger/adjustment: In 2017, it was established on the basis of the main body of PLA University of Technology and the School of Ordnance Engineering. The school headquarters is located on the shore of the Yangtze River, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and also has Shijiazhuang Campus (Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province), Communications Non-commissioned Officer School (Chongqing), Ordnance Non-Commissioned Officer School (Wuhan, Hubei) and training base (Xuzhou, Jiangsu).

5. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Infantry Academy

School Headquarters: Nanchang; Branch Campus: Shijiazhuang

Merger/adjustment: It was formed by the merger of the former Nanchang Army Academy and Shijiazhuang Mechanized Infantry College.

6. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Armored Corps Academy

School Headquarters: Beijing; Branch campuses: Bengbu, Changchun

Merger/adjustment: Rebuilt on the basis of the former Armored Corps Engineering College, the former Armored Corps Academy, and the former Armored Corps Technical College, with jurisdiction over the college headquarters, Bengbu Campus and Non-commissioned Officer School. The headquarters of the institute is the former Armored Corps Engineering College, located on the side of Lugou Bridge in Fengtai District, Beijing; Bengbu Campus is the former Armored Corps College, located in Bengshan District, Bengbu City, Anhui Province; The non-commissioned officer school is the former Armored Corps Technical College, located in Changchun City, Jilin Province.

7. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Artillery and Air Defense Academy

School Headquarters: Hefei; Branch areas: Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Shenyang

Merger/adjustment: Formed on the basis of the PLA Army Officer Academy, Nanjing Artillery Academy, Air Defense Academy and Shenyang Artillery Academy. The college is headquartered in Hefei, with Nanjing campus, Zhengzhou campus and non-commissioned officer school (Shenyang).

8. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Aviation Academy

School Headquarters: Beijing Merger/Adjustment: None

9. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Special Operations Academy

School Headquarters: Guilin; Branch Campus: Guangzhou

Merger/adjustment: Established on the basis of the Special Operations College and Guilin Comprehensive Training Base (formerly Guilin Army Academy), the main campus is in Guilin, Guangxi.

10. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Border and Coastal Defense Academy

School Headquarters: Xi’an; Branch campuses: Urumqi, Kunming

Merger/adjustment: In 2017, it was merged and reorganized into the Army Border and Coastal Defense College from the Border Defense College (formerly renamed Xi’an Army Academy in September 2011), Urumqi Ethnic Cadre College, and Kunming Ethnic Cadre College.

11. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Chemical Defense College

School Headquarters: Beijing Merger/Adjustment: None

12. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University)

School Headquarters: Chongqing Merger/Adjustment: Former Third Military Medical University

13. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Army Service College

School Headquarters: Chongqing; Branch Campus: Wuhan

Merger/adjustment: In 2017, it was established on the basis of the School of Logistics Engineering and the School of Military Economics.

14. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Military Transportation Academy

School Headquarters: Tianjin; Branch campuses: Zhenjiang, Bengbu

Merger/adjustment: In 2017, the Military Transportation College, Zhenjiang Boat College, Bengbu Automobile Non-commissioned Officer School and Military Transportation Research Institute were merged.

15. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Naval Command College

School Headquarters: Nanjing Merger/Adjustment: None

16. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Naval Engineering University

School Headquarters: Wuhan; Branch District: Tianjin Merger/Adjustment: None

17. Dalian Naval Academy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy

School Headquarters: Dalian Merger/Adjustment: None

18. Naval Submarine Academy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army

Headquarters: Qingdao

Mergers/Adjustments: None

19. Naval Aviation University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army

Headquarters: Yantai; Branch Campus: Qingdao

Mergers/Adjustments: Formed in 2017 through the reorganization of the Naval Aviation Academy and the Naval Aviation Engineering College.

20. PLA Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University)

Headquarters: Shanghai

Merger/Restructuring: Formerly the Second Military Medical University

21. PLA Naval Service Academy

Headquarters: Tianjin

Merger/Restructuring: Formerly the PLA Naval Logistics Academy

22. PLA Naval Academy

Headquarters: Bengbu

Merger/Restructuring: Formerly the PLA Naval Bengbu Academy

23. PLA Air Force Command College

Headquarters: Beijing

Merger/Restructuring: None

24. PLA Air Force Engineering University

Headquarters: Xi’an

Merger/Restructuring: None

25. PLA Air Force Aviation University

Headquarters: Changchun; Branch Campus: Bengbu

Mergers/Adjustments: None

26. PLA Air Force Early Warning Academy

Headquarters: Wuhan

Mergers/Adjustments: None

27. PLA Air Force Harbin Flight Academy

Headquarters: Harbin

Mergers/Adjustments: None

28. PLA Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy

Headquarters: Shijiazhuang Mergers/Adjustments: None

29. PLA Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy

Headquarters: Xi’an

Mergers/Adjustments: None

30. PLA Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University)

Headquarters: Xi’an

Mergers/Adjustments: Formerly Fourth Military Medical University

31. PLA Air Force Service Academy

Headquarters: Xuzhou

Mergers/Adjustments: None

32. PLA Air Force Communications Officer School

Headquarters: Dalian

Mergers/Adjustments: Formerly PLA Air Force Dalian Communications Officer School

33. PLA Rocket Force Command Academy

Headquarters: Wuhan

Mergers/Adjustments: None

34. PLA Rocket Force Engineering University

Headquarters: Xi’an

Mergers/Adjustments: None

35. PLA Rocket Force Non-Commissioned Officer School

Headquarters: Qingzhou

Mergers/Adjustments: Formerly PLA Rocket Force Qingzhou Non-Commissioned Officer School

36. PLA Strategic Support Force University of Aerospace Engineering

Headquarters: Beijing

Merger/Adjustment: In 2017, the former Equipment Academy was restructured into the University of Aerospace Engineering.

37. PLA Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University

Headquarters: Zhengzhou; Branch Campus: Luoyang

Merger/Adjustment: In June 2017, the PLA Foreign Languages College and the PLA Information Engineering University merged to form the PLA Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University, now affiliated with the PLA Strategic Support Force.

38. Command College of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Tianjin

Mergers/Adjustments: None

39. Engineering University of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Xi’an

Mergers/Adjustments: None

40. Officer College of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Chengdu; Branch Campus: Fuzhou

Mergers/Adjustments: Reconstructed in 2017 based on the current Armed Police Officer College (renamed from the Armed Police Chengdu Command College in 2011) and the Armed Police Fuzhou Command College. It primarily trains command officers for troops stationed in southern China.

41. Special Police College of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Beijing

Mergers/Adjustments: None

42. Logistics College of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Tianjin

Mergers/Adjustments: None

43. Non-commissioned Officer School of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force

Headquarters: Hangzhou; Branch Campus: Fuzhou

Mergers/Adjustments: Formerly the Armed Police Hangzhou Non-commissioned Officer School and the Armed Police Shijiazhuang Non-commissioned Officer School.

43 military academies by location

1. Beijing (7): National Defense University, Army Armored Forces Academy, Army Aviation Academy, Army Chemical Defense Academy, Air Force Command College, Strategic Support Force Aviation Engineering University, Armed Police Force Special Police Academy

2. Xi’an (6): Army Border and Coastal Defense Academy, Air Force Engineering University, Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy, Air Force Medical University, Rocket Force Engineering University, Armed Police Force Engineering University

3. Tianjin (4): Army Military Transportation Academy, Naval Service Academy, Armed Police Force Command College, Armed Police Force Logistics Academy

4. Nanjing (3): Army Command College, Army Engineering University, Naval Command College

5. Wuhan (3): Naval University of Engineering, Air Force Early Warning Academy, Rocket Force Command College

6. Chongqing (2): Army Medical University, Army Service Academy

7. Dalian (2): Naval Naval Academy (Dalian), Air Force Communications Officer School

8. Changsha (1): National University of Defense Technology

9. Shanghai (1): Naval Medical University

10. Hefei (1): Army Artillery and Air Defense Academy

11. Nanchang (1): Army Infantry Academy

12. Qingdao (1): Naval Submarine Academy

13. Chengdu (1): Armed Police Officer Academy

14. Hangzhou (1): Armed Police Officer School

15. Zhengzhou (1): Information Engineering University of the Strategic Support Force

16. Guilin (1): Army Special Warfare Academy

17. Yantai (1): Naval Aviation University

18. Changchun (1): Air Force Aviation University

19. Harbin (1): Air Force Harbin Flight Academy

20. Shijiazhuang (1): Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy

21. Bengbu (1): Naval Officer School

22. Xuzhou (1): Air Force Service Academy

23. Weifang (1): Rocket Force Officer SchoolClassification of 43 military academies

1. Directly under the Central Military Commission (2): National Defense University (Beijing), National University of Defense Technology (Changsha)

2. Army (12): Army Command College (Nanjing), Army Engineering University (Nanjing), Army Infantry College (Nanchang), Army Armored Forces College (Beijing), Army Artillery and Air Defense College (Hefei), Army Aviation College (Beijing), Army Special Operations College (Guilin), Army Border and Coastal Defense College (Xi’an), Army Chemical Defense College (Beijing), Army Medical University (Chongqing), Army Service College (Chongqing), Army Military Transportation College (Tianjin)

3. Navy (8): Naval Command College Air Force (10): Air Force Command College (Beijing), Air Force Engineering University (Xi’an), Air Force Aviation University (Changchun), Air Force Early Warning Academy (Wuhan), Air Force Harbin Flight Academy, Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy, Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy, Air Force Medical University (Xi’an), Air Force Service Academy (Xuzhou), Air Force Communications Academy (Dalian).

4. Air Force (10 institutions): Air Force Command College (Beijing), Air Force Engineering University (Xi’an), Air Force Aviation University (Changchun), Air Force Early Warning Academy (Wuhan), Air Force Harbin Flight Academy, Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy, Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy, Air Force Medical University (Xi’an), Air Force Service Academy (Xuzhou), Air Force Communications Officer School (Dalian)

5. Rocket Force (3 institutions): Rocket Force Command College (Wuhan), Rocket Force Engineering University (Xi’an), Rocket Force Officer School (Weifang)

6. Strategic Support Force (2 institutions): Strategic Support Force Aviation Engineering University (Beijing), Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University (Zhengzhou)

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