Hengyang Technician College is the first technician college in Hunan approved by the Hunan Provincial People's Government. It is an institution of higher learning focusing on technician education, focusing on technician and senior technician education, and integrating higher vocational education, various skills training, vocational skill appraisal and product development and production. College was formed in 2006 by the merger of Hengyang No.1 Senior Technical School, Hengyang Biology and Information School, Hengyang Economic and Trade School and Hengyang Electromechanical Engineering School. Sponsored by Hengyang Municipal People's Government, the national deputy department-level institutions, full financial allocation.

College is an advanced unit of national vocational education, winner of national outstanding contribution award for skilled personnel training, national demonstration base for high-skilled personnel training, national teacher training base for technical colleges, national demonstration school for reform and development of secondary vocational schools, training base for entrepreneurial employment skills of college students in Hunan Province, training base for high-skilled personnel in automobile manufacturing in Hunan Province, training university for reserve talents in aiding Xinjiang in Hunan Province, and demonstration secondary vocational schools in Hunan Province.