The View of the Social Service Positioning of China's Vocational Colleges from Evolvement of History

In China, for the performance of social service function of vocational colleges, a kind of higher educational institutions, the first issue is adhering to the basic principle -"trinity" of social service, education and scientific research, the core issue is forming the type features of vocational colleges" social service, and the key issue is developing the school features of vocational colleges" social service.This is inspired by the evolvement of higher education institutio n"s social service function since its birth in the early 20th century.