The highquality transformation of independent colleges in China faces multiple dilemmas, including the dilemma of the schoolrunning orientation influenced by types of parent universities, the dilemma of adaptability of interest subjects caused by the original operating mechanism, the dilemma of school identity in separation from brand effects of parent universities, and the development dilemma caused by the reduction of quality resources from parent universities. The highquality transformation requires independent colleges to emphasize highstandard positioning in transforming into private colleges and universities; to highlight the construction with characteristics in transforming into public colleges and universities; to stress the innovative development during the course of schoolrunning system transformation. To achieve the highquality transformation of independent colleges, it is necessary to make policies and regulations to extricate independent colleges from multiple interest fetters; to strengthen policy incentives to stimulate the intrinsic motivation of independent colleges′ development; to strengthen policy guidance to lead independent colleges back to the educational logic; to continuously implement comprehensive policies to realize the smooth transformation of independent colleges.