The college was established on 28 September 1976 as a school under a department in the Ministry of Health during the military administration of Saidu Balogun. At inception, the institution was located temporarily at Itamogiri in
Ijebu East local government area in 1982. The primary objective of the college is to train the middle level for the delivery of
primary healthcare services for the state. The college has since surpassed this mandate by providing quality healthcare workers for primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare delivery systems not only for
Ogun State but also for neighboring states and federal institutions. Being the first tertiary institution in the state, its general importance to the overall primary healthcare delivery in the state, as well as being the single largest producer of primary healthcare workers accounting for over ninety percent (90%) of the total health manpower needs of the twenty local governments in the state; the impact of its contribution to primary health care spurred the state government to upgrade it to a college with
polytechnic status. The required legislation, House Bill Number 27, was enacted and signed by the then-governor of the state. The law is cited as
Ogun State College of Health Technology Law, 2004 as amended in 2008. ==Location==