Qingyuan polytechnic was founded in 2002. It is a comprehensive public institution of higher learning approved by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, put on record by the Ministry of Education and organized by the Qingyuan Municipal People's Government. It is the first batch of modern apprenticeship pilot units in China and a demonstration higher vocational college in Guangdong Province.

Qingyuan polytechnic was formed by the merger of Qingyuan Normal School, Qingyuan Health School, Qingyuan Radio and TV University, Qingyuan Normal School and Qingyuan Communications School.