Founded in 1963 as Ikutoku College of Technology, KAIT kept growing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013. At the beginning, only three major departments were established: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Technology. Expansion though has allowed the school to tailor itself as a higher science educational institute containing mechanical, electrical, chemical, biological technology to information science and life-health related departments, accounting for over 5,000 students among 13 departments, 5 faculties and 6 graduate courses.