[2] The college was established in 2011 by the Kwara State Government through a public private partnership with an aviation consult.
The college appoints AVM Abdul Yekini Bello (rtd) as new rector on 1 March 2022.
The college is also a member of the African Association of Aviation Training Organizations (AAATO).
The college offers a variety of aviation courses, including: On 2 May 2019, a Diamond DA40 training aircraft with registration number 5N-BNH, belonging to the International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin, crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport.
The incident caused panic within the airport and Ilorin community, and flight operations were affected for three hours.