Guangzhou A College includes Guangzhou Maritime College, Zhaoqing Medical College, private Hualian College and nanhua college of industry and commerce.

Nanhua college of industry and commerce generally refers to Guangdong Nanhua Vocational College of Industry and Commerce. Guangdong Nanhua Vocational College of Industry and Commerce is a public full-time ordinary institution of higher learning approved by Guangdong Provincial People's Government and put on record by China People's and Ministry of Education, and it is a characteristic school of national defense education of Ministry of Education.