This paper aims to explore and compare the development process of cross-strait higher technological and vocational education by adopting comparative education research method. First, it describes the purpose of research and the trend of cross-strait higher technological and vocational education. Next, it explores the development process of cross-strait higher technological and vocational education, and then compares them. Research findings reveal that in the development process of cross-strait higher technological and vocational education, it has started from the scale expansion, and then has been oriented toward quality optimization, characterization and diversification. Finally, this paper concluded some practical recommendations. Firs, it should pay attention to the problems of student source and the improvement of technological and vocational education system in the scale expansion. Second, it should meet the needs of industry and enhance students’ quality to the undergraduate level in quality upgrading. The last, it should carry out pragmatism and holistic education philosophy in characterization and diversification.