It was established in 1911 as a peripatetic weaving school, as a result of the Swadeshi movement. It moved to its current location at the entry point of Mohuri Project Road in 1960. In 1980, the weaving school's courses were upgraded to two-year certificate courses in textile technology; the weaving school was named District Textile Institute. In 1994, a three-year textile engineering diploma course was introduced in the institution under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board. The duration of the course was extended to four years in 2001. The diploma program was superseded by a four-year Bachelor of Science program in textile engineering, affiliated to the University of Chittagong, in the 2006–2007 session. It was declared a college on 13 January 2006. Since the 2012–2013 session, the college has been affiliated with Bangladesh University of Textiles. The college provides textile education. The Textile Engineering College operates under the administrative control of the Department of Textiles of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.