No, it's public. Now it has been merged by University of Shanghai for Science and Technology to become its publishing and printing college, but it has independent enrollment.

Shanghai Publishing and Printing College is a full-time ordinary institution of higher learning to cultivate high-skilled talents in China's publishing and printing industry. Founded in 1953, it is the earliest publishing and printing institution of higher learning in New China and enjoys a high reputation in the industry. Originally owned by the State Press and Publication Administration, it is now established by the State Press and Publication Administration and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. In the past 6 years, it has trained tens of thousands of high-level technical backbones and senior management talents for China's publishing and printing industry. In 25, it was designated as the "National Training Base for Printing and Publishing Talents" by the General Administration of Press and Publication, and it was known as the "Whampoa Military Academy" of China's publishing and printing industry and the cradle of China's publishing and printing talents training. In 28, the school was awarded the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Cultivating Skilled Talents" by the State Press and Publication Administration. Since the school has joined the university system of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, the annual rate of undergraduate promotion is close to 2%, and about 2% of the students who have graduated from junior college can study for master's degree. Some outstanding graduates can also be recommended to study abroad. The campus environment is beautiful and warm, and students love school and feel at home.

the school now has seven teaching departments: printing and packaging engineering department, publishing and communication department, printing equipment engineering department, art design department, basic teaching department, Chinese-foreign cooperative education department and adult education department. At present, there are more than 46 students in school; There are more than 3 teaching and administrative staff, including more than 5 professors and associate professors, including 1 professional and technical figures of press and publication in China, 1 scientific and technological innovation pacesetter in the national printing industry, 1 leading talent in the publishing and printing industry of the State Press and Publication Administration, 3 members of the National Teaching Steering Committee, 2 members of the National Printing Standards Committee, 2 members of the national publishing professional qualification examination expert group, 1 Shanghai Oriental scholar, and a group of influential experts and professors in the industry. The school is the executive director of China Printing Association, the vice chairman of Shanghai Printing Technology Association, the executive director of China Printing Standardization Committee, the executive director of China Digital Printing Association and the deputy director of the National Higher Vocational Education Steering Committee.

The school adheres to employment orientation, combining work with study, and serving the industry; Years of inheritance and accumulation have formed three major professional groups, namely, printing and packaging, publishing and communication, art design and animation, which are permeated with industry, literature and art and have distinct characteristics, involving seven of the nine major industrial categories that the national cultural industry system should vigorously develop. There are now 2 majors (directions) such as printing technology, publishing and computer editing technology, printing graphic information processing, packaging and printing management, exhibition planning and management, mechatronics technology, printing art design, etc. Among them, printing technology specialty is the pilot specialty of higher vocational education and teaching reform of the Ministry of Education. The school has compiled and published more than 14 textbooks, including more than 3 textbooks for publishing and printing higher vocational colleges. There are 2 national top-quality courses, and 8 Shanghai top-quality courses and key courses, which are among the best in similar universities.

The school attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' professional skills, and has formed a practical teaching system consisting of course experiment, production practice and post practice. There are first-class experimental and training facilities, and there are 24 experimental and training rooms under the Modern Communication Science Experimental Center (the key laboratory of the State Press and Publication Administration), Modern Printing Training Center (the Shanghai Public Printing Training Base), China-Italy Printing Training Center and Digital Printing Training Center. Professional equipment is complete, and experimental training projects are rich. And many enterprises such as Founder of Peking University, Creole and Agfa have set up joint training rooms in the school, and established 12 teaching practice bases with relevant research institutions and enterprises. More than 2 units, including Taofen Foundation, Komori Printing Company of Japan, Roland Printing Company of Germany, Shanghai Printing Group, Shanghai Banknote Printing Group, Shanghai Printing Group and Yachang Printing Group, have set up special scholarships in the school. Graduates are very popular with employers, and the demand is often in short supply. The employment rate is over 97%, and graduates majoring in printing technology are listed as talents in short supply in Shanghai. In 28, our students participated in the first national vocational skills competition of printing industry and won the champion of the student group. Among the top 1 winners, our school accounted for 6.

The school has actively expanded international cooperation and exchanges, sent teachers to study abroad, and expanded international cooperation in running schools. It has carried out cooperative education projects with Rochester Institute of Technology, Lancashire Central University, and Sherton College in Canada, and its graduates are well received by the society. We have established cooperative relations with German Stuttgart Communication University, Moscow Printing University, Ukrainian Printing Institute, Japanese Publishing School, World Multimedia Association and World Animation Association, and established a summer internship base for outstanding students in Moscow Printing University.

The school hosts Publishing and Printing magazine, which displays and reports the research results and development trends of related technologies at home and abroad. The Shanghai Pavilion of China Printing Museum, which promotes national spirit and culture, has been built. The school also attaches great importance to the construction of campus culture, forming a unique cultural environment and a good campus cultural atmosphere, which has been highly praised by all walks of life.

the school will further rely on the advantages of the industry, base itself on Shanghai, serve the whole country and face the world, carry forward the school-running characteristics, innovate the school-running mode, and strive to create a "trinity" national model vocational college, so as to make the school a national publishing and printing talent training base, a Shanghai cultural and creative industry service base and an international advanced media technology promotion base. Cultivate more high-quality skilled printing and publishing talents with international knowledge background, humanistic accomplishment, artistic vision and innovative consciousness for China.