Universities will become a center of society and an important force influencing the economic development in time of knowledge economy in which three social functions of the university, such as training qualified personnel, developing science and serving the society, will make some essential changes.

The implementation of American universities social service function and its practical inspiration;

Atentative study of universities and the social services in modern China;

The Development,Main Forms and Characteristics of the Social Service Function of American Universities;

Seeing from adult education itself, the adult education of higher teachers college exsits some problems in social services including incorrect service idea,poor organization and coordination,old speciality provision,short speciality type, lower level of science study and the transform of the scientific results, etc.

The function of social services at regional colleges and universities has experienced two stages: a unitary one in the planned econom y period and a diversified one in the commodity economy period.

This paper surveys all the services in the society of China and calls them "social services"according to their common characteristics: convenience for the people and serving the society.