Jianghan Petroleum Institute, formerly known as Beijing Institute of Petroleum Technology founded by 1950, began to hold general undergraduate education at 1978, which belongs to China Oil and Gas Group. Since 2000, it has been established by the central and local governments and placed under the management of Hubei Province.

Approved by the Ministry of Education in April 2003, the school was formed by the merger of Jianghan Petroleum College, Hubei Agricultural College, Jingzhou Normal College and Hubei Medical College of Health Workers.

Hubei Agricultural College, formerly known as Huazhong Agricultural College Jingzhou Branch, was founded in 1977, 1989 and approved by the State Education Commission as an ordinary undergraduate college. The former Jingzhou Normal College was formerly known as fourth area Simple Normal School, which was founded in 1936. 1999 was approved by the Ministry of Education and transformed into Jingzhou Normal College.

The former Hubei Medical College of Health Workers was formerly Shashi Health School in Hubei Province. Founded on 195 1, 1977 was renamed as Jingzhou Branch of Wuhan Medical College, and 1984 was renamed as Hubei Medical College of Health Workers.