The Karpagam Polytechnic College was established in October 1998 as a charitable institution with a prime ambition of affording opportunities to young men and women for equipping themselves to get employed and contribute to the technological development of the nation. The college is growing day by day and emerging as one of the ranking polytechnic institutions in Tamilnadu.The college is located in a congenial atmosphere, about 10 km from Coimbatore city, spreading over 20 acres of sprawling campus on the Coimbatore - Pollachi main road at Eachanari. The college has an excellent infrastructure facilities like spacious buildings, fully equipped laboratories for each discipline, workshops, computer center with internet connectivity, and well - qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
The college offers three year Diploma Courses in various engineering disciplines with the approval of All India Council for Technical Education. These seven disciplines of diploma courses are affiliated to the State Board of Technical Education and training. Tamilnadu. They continue to attract leading companies to hold Campus recruitment regularly. In-plant training and Industrial visits are arranged for the students, and they are encouraged to participate in Technical Paper presentations in national and state level conference and seminars.