College of Engineering, Kopargaon is one among the premier technical institutes in Maharashtra state in the un-aided sector. Established in 1983 by the Sanjivani Rural Education Society under the charismatic leadership of Shri. Shankarrao G. Kolhe, the Institute had its vision for social transformation and , upliftment of rural masses through education, training and research. In the initial phases of development, the Institute struggled a lot due to its limited resources and scarcity of qualified faculty.
The Management was finding it too difficult to attract experienced faculty members because of the remote location of the Institute. But without getting demoralized, the Management perused with its untiring efforts which started giving fruits at later stages. Presently the Institute is recognized as one among the best in the country. It could attract quite a good number of qualified and experienced faculty members belonging to various parts of the country.