Located in Yuanlin, Chuanghua, CCUT is a campus with urban amenities but lacking the hustle and bustle of a big city. Chung Chou Institute of Technology offers a wide variety of academic programs. Students can choose from 15 undergraduate and 2 graduate degree programs offered through 3 colleges, namely the College of Engineering, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Health and Care. In the fall of 1965, preparatory plans for the school were approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE), and in 1969, Chung Chou Vocational Institute of Engineering was established. In 1980, Mr. Niu Jian-Chu, a legislator who was passionate about education, organized a new board of trustees to take over the administration of Chung Chou and established the scale and foundation that exists today. In 1991, the school’s name was approved by the MOE to be changed to Chung Chou Junior College of Technology. In 2000, MOE approved the school’s name to be changed to Chung Chou Institute of Technology. In 1980, Mr. Chai Qin-Ming became the institute’s president and was succeeded by Mr. Tang Jhen-He, former Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Education in 1992. In March, 1993, Mr. Chai Yun-Ching, Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, CCUT, became the president. In August, 2004, Dr. Shih Neng-Ren, Professor of National Changhua University of Education became the president.