The campus is in Seodaemun District in central Seoul, the country's capital.

In November 1973, the ChuGye School Foundation was approved by the Ministry of Education for founding a junior college of arts.

In March 1974, the college first opened its doors with an enrollment of 200 students over Korean Music, Voice, Instruments, Korean Painting and Western Painting departments.

Extending the schooling period from two to four years in January 1976, the college began to offer more variety of education in the arts.

Students are required to obtain 140 credits or more and to pass 'academic evaluation for graduation' to get undergraduate degrees.