Located in the Potsdam district of Neu Fahrland the faculty for Social Sciences was the first to be started in the 1991/92 winter semester.

In 1994 the faculties of architecture, design, and construction moved to the newly created campus in Pappelallee in the north of Potsdam.

The Institute for Further Education, Research, and Development was founded as a registered charity in 1994, the management and administration relocated to Pappelallee and a year later the subjects of Cultural Science and Catering were established.

The Bachelor's and master's degree courses in European Media Studies, are jointly offered by the college and the University of Potsdam.

As of 2015 the college offers courses in Architecture and Urban Development, Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences, Conservation and Restoration, Cultural Work, and Social Services.

Most of the courses take place at the Pappelallee Campus in northern Potsdam in the buildings of the former Adolf-Hitler Barracks of the Wehrmacht Infantry Regiment 9.