College was founded in 1962, and 1969 was merged into Northwest Normal University. 1978 restored independence. At present, there are ten departments of Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, education, foreign languages, politics and religion, music, fine arts and physical education, two courses teaching departments and modern educational technology center. The training center for middle school principals, the training center for educational administrative cadres and the Gansu Provincial Continuing Education Guidance Center are also located here. In the years of school-running practice and educational reform, the college has gradually formed a set of

Gansu Institute of Education is an institution of higher learning developed by successive Party and government in Gansu with the support of the national education department for more than 50 years. It is the only adult undergraduate college in Gansu with teacher education as its running direction, and the only base in Gansu that implements regular, high-level and all-round continuing education and training for primary and secondary school teachers. Compared with ordinary colleges and universities whose sideline is on-the-job teacher education, the Institute of Education is more professional and effective in training teachers, and it is an educational institution that can really contribute to teacher education in Gansu. This point has been recognized by the majority of primary and secondary school teachers who have received education from the Institute of Education and affirmed by the leaders of the national education department.