[2] It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna and Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission.

In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020.

[4][5] The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governments, universities, rectors.

The Library is equipped with information resources for the support of research, learning of both students and staff.

Each college has different programs and departments that is run under them, awarding certificates in National Diploma, likewise Higher National Diploma[8][9] This article on a Nigerian institution of higher education is a stub.