The Kerala Govt Polytechnic College, Westhill was established in 1946, one of the oldest polytechnic colleges in Kerala. The college was inaugurated by the honourable Sri. V V Giri, BAR-AT-LAW, Minister for Industries and Labour, Govt. of Madras on 23rd November 1946. Sri. Sreenivas Rao was the first principal. Over the years, the intake of students increased and as of now with six full-fledged departments offering six engineering diploma programmes such as Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and Tool & Die Engineering under the Department of Technical Education, Kerala.
The college has around 1200 students, 96 teaching staff and 28 non-teaching staff. All departments of the college are adequately staffed and well equipped to meet the needs of the latest technological trends and international standards.