Approved by Tianjin Municipal Government and Ministry of Education, Tianjin Coastal Polytechnic (TCP) was independently established in 1958 as a state-owned fulltime college for higher vocational education.

     TCP is located at the center of Tianjin Binhai New Area, Tanggu, adjacent to Tianjin Port, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone, Tianjin Economic & Technological Development Area (TEDA), and Tanggu Marine High-Tech Development Zone. The advantageous location provides excellent development space for TCP.

      TCP consists of two campuses, with a total area of 1000Mu (667,000 square meters) and a building area of 200,000 square meters. It is equipped with complete facilities for education, scientific research, practice, training, living, entertainments and sports. 300,000 books are collected in the library besides 300,000 electronic books. Additionally, TCP has established a 100M Ethernet, gigabit backbone campus network covering the systems of radio, CATV, telephone, Internet and monitor, which strongly supports the information flow of education, scientific research and management, and upgrades its educational level.

    With green lawn, canal and forest surrounding the campus, TCP presents a beautiful environment with strong human culture.

   

 
     TCP aims to offer services for Tianjin Binhai New Area, especially for Manufacturing and R&D Transformation Base, International Logistics Center, International Shipping Center and Ecological Livable New City. Focusing on modern service industry and modern manufacturing industry, TCP founded more than 20 majors in six groups including: International Commerce, Electromechanical Technique, Management and Service, Computer Technique, Art Design, Ecological and Environmental Protection. Among those majors, International Commerce is a national reform trial specialty while Account Computerizing and Tourism Management belong to municipal ones. It also initiates Logistics Management major among all the higher polytechnics in China. In each department, the Major Establishment Guiding Committee is formed by experts, scholars and business elites. There exist 60 school labs and another 60 training bases outside such as Tianjin CMT Industry Co. Ltd., TianBao-Ganggu International Logistics Co., Ltd., TEDA International Club etc. There are also examination sites and identification stations for special training and professional qualification on state and province level with 90% plus qualification ratio of graduates.

     TCP has over 300 teaching staff, 80% of whom are professors, associate professors, and lecturers. Moreover, a lot of engineering and management experts from enterprises are invited to join the Institute.

    The precept of TCP is “virtue, practice and competence”. To this end, it has fixed its orientation on the educational policy of service and employment, combining education, research with production; carries on the core spirit of loyalty, innovation, devotion and diligence; commits itself to cultivating qualified technical talents with solid expertise and practical abilities.

    So far, the “one body two wings” running structure has taken shape, which refers to higher polytechnic as dominant, adult continuous education and social training as supplements. TCP enrolls students from 27 provinces and municipal cities. Presently, there are 10,000 students in TCP among whom more than 6,000 are fulltime students of higher vocational education.

    TCP pursues a goal to educate competent personnel for production, construction, management and service of Binhai, and even of Tianjin and whole China, with image of “Education serves market and students”. We are striving to revolve ourselves into a model of higher vocational college with unique local characteristics.