我国高等教育改革不仅需要对自身重新审视,而且还需要借鉴和吸收国外高等教育的有益经验。长期以来,美国社区学院在坚持教学功能、强化服务功能、拓展教化功能的过程中形成了鲜明的特征：在方向上注重终身性;在办学措施方面注重实用性、灵活性、多样性;在教育管理上注重灵活性与开放性。这些功能与特征为我国高等院校的明确定位、拓展新的功能等方面提供了有益的经验和借鉴意义。“,”The reform of Chinese higher education is not only the need for its own revisited, but also need to learn and absorb the useful experiences of foreign higher education. Since long-term, American Community College formed a distinctive feature in adhering to the teaching function, strengthening the serves function, expanding the educational function of the teaching, that are, in the direction that they focus on lifelong ; the running measures should focus on practicality, flexibility, diversity in education; the education management should focus on flexibility and openness. The function and characteristics provided useful experience and reference for the orientation of China universities and extending new functions, and provided the enlightenment for the construction of the China open university.