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INTRODUCTION: It was aimed to determine the level of knowledge of the Vocational School of Health Services students about infectious diseases, to what extent university education contributed to this level of knowledge and how this information could be increased. METHODS: This descriptive study was carried out in 13 programs in Van Vocational School of Health Services. The research was applied in the fall semester of 2019-2020 academic year. A total of 834 volunteer students who were present at the school on the day of the study were included in the study. Descriptive statistics were used for the features discussed. RESULTS: 67.4% of the participants were female, and 32.6% of the participants were male. The mean age of the participants was 21 +- 2.149. It was found that influenza is the most known infectious disease among participants, whereas chlamydia infection is the least known. While most of the students reported the source of information about infectious diseases as lessons at school, they also stated that these lessons were insufficient. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In this study, the curriculum of each program should be revised considering that students should have more information. It is recommended to add elective courses to departments that do not have infectious diseases courses.