Building　Information　Modeling　(BIM)　has　been　one　of　the　most　significant　and　widely　adopted　advanced　technologies　in　the　architecture,　engineering,　and　construction　(AEC)　industry　in　recent　years.　Unfortunately,　the　current　BIM　curriculum　in　colleges　does　not　adequately　prepare　students　for　real-world　AEC　industry　practices.　Besides,　numerous　concerns　regarding　the　competency　requirements　of　the　AEC　industry　for　BIM　practitioners　and　the　targeted　design　of　teaching　content　of　BIM　curricula,　etc.　remain　unanswered.　To　enhance　the　preparation　of　BIM　students　for　real-world　AEC　work,　this　study　collected　280　questionnaires　from　27　administrative　regions　in　China　and　conducted　data　analysis　to　assess　the　disparity　between　the　competency　requirements　in　the　AEC　industry　and　the　existing　BIM　curriculum　in　colleges.　Additionally,　this　study　presents　innovative　theories,　namely　directed　closed-loop　and　undirected　closed-loop　theories,　derived　from　the　closed-loop　management　system.　These　theories　are　effectively　integrated　into　college　BIM　education　as　project　closed-loop　and　content　closed-loop　theories.　It　validates　the　effectiveness　of　the　curriculum　design　through　BIM　students＇　academic　performance.　Results　demonstrate　that　the　closed-loop　management　design　of　the　BIM　curriculum　can　better　match　the　AEC　industry＇s　competency　requirements　and　that　BIM　students　will　better　adapt　to　realworld　AEC　work.