[10] On December 23, 1982, the then Anambra State House of Assembly enacted a law retroactively establishing the college.
After the announcement of the establishment of the College of Education Eha-Amufu by the governor[10] with effect from February 21, 1981,[9] a temporary office with skeletal staff was opened around the then Anambra Television (ATV), Independence Layout, Enugu.
On August 7, 1981, the then Anambra state commissioner for education and the then permanent secretary to the Ministry took the newly appointed provost and registrar to the present site of the college at Eha-Amufu about 64 km north-east of the coal city, the Enugu State capital.
Between 1991 and 1994, the total staff strength had reached 588 which was the result of expansion in all aspects of the college including infrastructure.
The college functioned as a state institution until the Federal Government took over it in April 1993 with financial effect from January 1994.