The institution was founded as Janiuay High School (JHS) on July 5, 1946, through the efforts of Hon.

Located on a land area of 7.92 hectares (19.6 acres), it was the first public high school in the municipality and strategically situated in the town center of Janiuay.

[3] On March 30, 1995, the school was converted to Janiuay Polytechnic College (JPC), by virtue of Republic Act No.

After five years as a Polytechnic College, it was integrated to West Visayas State University on August 22, 2000, in consonance with CHED Memorandum Order No.

27, series of 2000 which contained the implementing of guidelines on integration of CHED Supervised Institutions (CSIs) to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs),[5] by virtue of Republic Act No.