Thank you for your response to my post - I had a few follow-up questions for you.

My questions:
Are the ones you refer to as "junk colleges" public or private? Can you name the specific ones you were referring to in Hubei -- I have a friend who might be able to get me a job at a university in Hubei province so I want to know which ones might not be good to work in.

Did you work at a public university, if so how did it compare to private school employment.

When you said it won't do my career much good - did you mean if I wanted a career in teaching, or even if I am going for a grad school program and English and am doing this to learn Mandarin and get some first-hand China experience? What career path did you find it was not helpful in, if you don't mind me asking?