1955 - The school as well as its night school was founded as a division of Taichung Home Economics and Commercial High School.

1959 - Admitted by Ministry of Education, the school was reformed into Taiwan Province Cao Tun Commercial Vocational School & Night School.

1970 - Renamed Taiwan Province Cao Tun Commercial Vocation High School.

1974 - Renamed Taiwan Province Cao Tun Commercial and Industrial High School & Night School while Industrial Dept. was established.

1980 - The Dept. of Pipe Fitting, which was the only one in the schools of Taiwan, was

established.

1999 - The school was approved to move to new campus due to 921 Earthquake.

2000 - Renamed National Cao Tun Comercial and Industrial High School & Night School(CTCIHS).

2001 - New campus construction ceremony was held on Dec. 31.

March, 2004 - New campus construction was completed and the president came in person to give away a board written: "Rebuild the Excellence".

September, 2004 - CTCIHS moved to the new campus and turn over a new leave.

2007 - The Dept. of Applied Foreign Languages  was established.