Founded in 2003, Yangtze University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Jingzhou (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), Hubei. Officially recognized by the Department of Education of the Hubei Province, Yangtze University is a very large coeducational Chinese higher education institution. Yangtze University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Yangtze University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.