Malaysia is a multiracial and multicultural country. Malaysian Chinese is the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia and Mandarin is the primary language used among Malaysian Chinese. The Federal Constitution of Malaysia grants all citizens the right to access mother-tongue education and the Ministry of Education, Malaysia has been encouraging non-Chinese to learn Mandarin, understand Chinese culture and proactively interact with the Malaysian Chinese. Thus, since the inception of the 21st century, the number of non-Chinese learning Mandarin has seen a steady increase, reflecting a broad upsurge in interest. Many primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions, both private and public, have begun to offer Mandarin courses. Aimilar trend was also observed in vocational colleges which started offering Mandarin courses in 2013. By 2015, Malaysian vocational colleges achieved the target of offering Mandarin courses in all 80 vocational colleges. This paper is a study of Mandarin courses in Malaysian vocational colleges using 15 selected colleges as the sample to examine their current nature, analyse existing issues and recommend possible solutions.