UCH is also known as Chien Hsin Tech (Chinese: 健行科大; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiān-hêng Kho-tāi).

Starting from 2003, the university comprises 5 colleges (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Graduate Institutes), 13 departments, offering 13 master programs, and 1 Ph.D. program UCH was originally established in Shanghai in 1933 as the San Ji Telecommunication School.

After the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of Taiwan lost control in Mainland China in 1949.

Each college (院) is headed by a dean (院長), and each department (系) by a chairman (系主任).

There are five colleges in UCH: The university is accessible within walking distance South of Zhongli Station of the Taiwan Railways.