60年代日本经济快速发展时期，支撑社会发展的优秀技术者为社会所渴求，高等专门学校就是在这种背景下设立的。这是一种招收初中毕业生，实施5年教育的全新制度的学校。现在日本共有高专63所，其中国立55所、公立5所、私立3。本校是1962年第一批设立的12所高专中的一所，同时也是九州地区现有10所高专中最早设立的。
  创立之初只有机械及电气两个专业，1966年设立了工业化学专业。1988年又从机械专业中分出电子控制专业，现共有4个专业。1992年又将原来的工业化学专业改组为拥有材料和生物两个方向的材料工学专业。1997年开始开设专升本课程，设立了可进行更高级别教学及研究的本科专业（学习时间2年）。

　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 63 colleges of technology, 55 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 Chemical Engineering 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.

1962年4月 1日 作为第一批设立的国立高专中12所的一所而成立。
成立之初机械专业两个年级80名学生、电气专业40名学生。
1962年4月 1日原九州大学工学博士 大脇策一教授任第一任校长。
1962年4月23日举行开校仪式及第一届入学式。
1965年4月 1日实施事务部制，设立总务及财务两个科。
1966年4月 1日增设工业化学专业，共有教师40名，一年级学生160名。
1969年4月 1日1988年4月1日 实施低学年学生（1、2年级）全员寄宿制。
1971年4月 1日事务部设立学生科。
1988年4月 1日将机械专业两个年纪80名学生改组为机械专业1年纪40名，电子控制专业40名学生。
1991年4月 1日将原来的工业化学专业改组为拥有材料和生物两个方向的材料工学专业。
1997年4月 1日设立针对高专毕业生的教育研究机构―本科系，学制2年（机械专业机构编制人数4名、电气电子专业8名、材料专业4名）。
2004年4月 1日根据国立高等专门学校组织法的规定，本校成为独立法人机构。
2005年4月 1日电气专业更名为电气电子专业。
2005年5月12日［复合型制造工学］计划得到JABEE的认定。
2007年4月 1日事务部改制，由总务科和学生科组成。

April １, 1962　Sasebo National College of Technology 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 Institute of National Colleges of Technology Law, national colleges of technology were re-established as institutions governed by the Institute of National Colleges 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.

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