Objective To understand the state of tuberculosis among the students of vocational colleges so as to provide a scientific basis for the formulation of the preventive and control measures for tuberculosis in colleges. Method To conduct a retrospective study of the data of tuberculosis attacks among students enrolled in certain vocational college from 2007to 2012.Results A number of 62cases of tuberculosis were discovered in the 6 years with an average annual ratio of tuberculosis attack at 108.9×10-5.Discoveries made through medical examination for new students yielded a number of 42cases with an average annual examination ratio of tuberculosis at 231.2×10-5.The differences of the two ratios were statistically significant（χ2=14.891

P<0.05）. The number of cases of tuberculosis found in students from rural areas accounted for 75.8% of all the cases

while the number of cases discovered at the medical examinations of new students made up 67.7%of the total number.Conclusion College students are a high-risk group for tuberculosis.Checking on strictly new students entering colleges

enhancing the treatment and monitoring of students with tuberculosis

and strengthening health education on the knowledge of tuberculosis prevention and treatment for students

especially those from the rural areas are important measures for the control of tuberculosis.