The college offers courses on both undergraduate and graduate level, to both domestic students and students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other countries of the world.
A number of artists and designers, both from home and abroad, have been hired as part-time faculty or visiting scholars.
Most of the undergraduates will spend their entire four college years on this campus, with few exceptions like those who are admitted into the SILC.
According to the Rites of Zhou, Panchis are built at the palaces of the feudal kings.
Later, Panchis lost their original meaning as "lakes built for the kings", but became an icon for Confucius, Chinese academia and scholars.
And the school entrance ceremony for all the newly admitted students are called "Rupan" (lit.