With the striking economic progress in the 1950’s in Japan, colleges of technology were founded as unique institutions offering five-year courses in order to meet the social demand for qualified engineers able to cope with the rapid changes in technology and industry and to support industrial development. To meet the demand, twelve national colleges of technology were founded as the first institutions in 1962 throughout Japan, one of which is Sasebo National College of Technology. It was the first to be founded in Kyushu. At present, there are 57 colleges of technology, 51 of which are national, three prefectural, two municipal and three private. They have turned out a large number of graduates who are highly evaluated in various fields of industry as practical engineers with professional knowledge.
Originally, we had two departments: Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. In 1966, the Department of Industrial Chemistry was added. Mechanical Engineering was reorganized into the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Control Engineering in 1988. The Department of Industrial Engineering was reorganized into the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The advanced engineering courses were added to the college system in April 1997.
| April 1, 1962 | National Institute of Technology, Sasebo College opened with two departments, Mechanical Engineering (２classes, each with 40 students) and Electrical Engineering (１class with 40 students). |
| April 1, 1962 | Dr. Sakuichi Ohwaki, former professor of Kyushu University, was assigned as the first President. |
| April 23, 1962 | Opening and the first entrance ceremonies were held. |
| April 1, 1965 | The office of General Affairs Division and that of Finance Division opened. |
| April 1, 1966 | The Department of Industrial Chemistry was added (1 class with 40 students). |
| April 1, 1969 | Since this year, Students have been required to stay in the school dormitory for their first two years. |
| April 1, 1971 | The office of Student Affairs Division opened. |
| April 1, 1988 | The Department of Mechanical Engineering (2 classes with 80 students) was reorganized to the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1 class with 40 students) and the Department of Control Engineering(1 class with 40 students). |
| April 1, 1991 | The Department of Industrial Chemistry was changed to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. |
| April 1, 1997 | Advanced Engineering Course (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Course with 4 students, Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course with 8 students, Advanced Chemical and Biological Engineering Course with 4 students) was established. |
| April 1, 2004 | With the enactment of National Institute of Technology Law, National Institute of Technology were re-established as institutions governed by the National Institute of Technology, Japan. |
| April 1, 2005 | The Department of Electrical Engineering was changed to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
| May 12, 2005 | Integrated Technology for Creating Things’ program was accredited by Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) |
| April 1, 2007 | The Administration Department has been restructured into two divisions, General Affairs Division and Student Affairs Division. |
| April 1, 2009 | Technical Support Center was organized. |
| April 1, 2012 | Advanced Engineering Course (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Course，Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course，Advanced Chemical and Biological Engineering Course) as reorganized by 1 speciality system， and was unified by compound engineering speciality. |
| April 1, 2016 | Program for fostering engineers specializing in industrial math started in Advanced Engineering Course. |
