In December 1993, after 86 years of existence, it was converted into a state college with three national vocational high schools in the province integrated to it.

The shop course offerings were expanded to include architectural drafting, building construction, electricity and furniture, and cabinet making.

On April 17, 1977, the Secretary of Education and Culture approved the school’s conversion into a tertiary institution as Sorsogon College of Arts and Trades (SCAT).

Assemblyman Augusto Ortiz showed interest in pursuing a conversion move at the Batasang Pambansa, but there was a moratorium on the creation of state colleges and universities.

From the late 1970s through the early 1990s, SCAT, as an institution under the Bureau of Vocational Education, had strong support from the national government and some international organizations.

Under the Technical-Vocational Education Project (PATVEP), many faculty members were recipients of scholarships in both the vocational and academic fields.

As one of the ten TVEP schools in the country, SCAT obtained special funding for the offering of a Diploma in Technology.

While working for the passage of HB 4210, the congressman in coordination with the SCAT Officer-In-Charge, Dr. Bonifacio H. Ativo, initiated school-based activities in preparation for the transition.

The Sorsogon State College was established by virtue of R.A 7666 approved on December 30, 1993, through the efforts of the late Congressman Salvador H. Escudero III.

Congresswomen Evelina Escudero, Deogracias Ramos, and Anthony Bravo was enacted by President Rodrigo Duterte into law thru the Republic Act No.

It is also a successful Bronze Awardee of the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management or the PRIME HRM in July 2019, and a holder of the Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Wika at Kultura.