For a long time, due to the influence of many factors, College English Teaching in China’s colleges and universities has attached to much importance to knowledge imparting, ignoring the cultivation of students’ autonomous learning ability, the teaching effect is unsatisfactory, which is particularly prominent in remote minority areas. This paper analyzes the problems faced by College English Teaching in ethnic minority areas, arguing that it is imperative to cultivate autonomous learning ability of College English in ethnic minority areas. The strategies of cultivating students’ autonomous learning ability are discussed in this paper and some suggestions on the scope of application of these strategies are put forward.