Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) has always been at the lead of progress in Aurora since its establishment twenty-six years ago. It was on December 30, 1993, when ASCOT was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7664 which was made and sponsored by then Senator, President Edgardo Angara and his representative Benedicto G. Miranda.

Immediately they formed the pre-organization Task Force that would take over the management and operation of ASCOT through the leadership of Senator Angara, the Father and Founder of the College. Negotiation and discussion were made with the Department of Education, Culture and Sport (DECS), particularly with the Aurora Schools Division Superintendent, Mr. Domingo Hulipas. The admission for freshmen students was administered and identified the location of the temporary classrooms to be used for the next school year 1993 which was at Baler Central School.

ASCOT opened immediately in the next school year with Dr. Benny A. Palma acting as the President. He came from Aklan State College of Agriculture (ASCA) now, Aklan State University (ASU) in Banga, Aklan. ASCOT started with only three hundred one (301) freshmen students. It started without even better school building for its pioneer students. Classes and lectures were conducted in elementary office. At the time, classroom and office rooms were shared for administrative office. At the start, ASCOT hired teachers from the State College. Dr. Palma was re-appointed as President of ASCOT for another term from August 9, 2000 to August 9, 2004.

RA 7664 endorsed ASCOT a campus site consisting of 196.06 hectares situated in Debudulan Mountain, Sitio Dicaloyungan, Brgy. Zabali, Baler, Aurora. The said area was declared as the ASCOT school site by the President Fidel Ramos under Proclamation No. 559 on April 7, 1996. It also mandated ASCOT to integrate the Aurora National Agricultural School in the town of Maria Aurora, Aurora and the Aurora National Fishery School in Casiguran, Aurora.

Additional campuses consisting of 110.8 hectares in Barangay Bazal, Maria Aurora and 105 hectares in Barangay Bianoan, Casiguran, Aurora were also acquired by ASCOT through a memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports represented by Regional Director Pedro V. Trinidad of Region IV. The DAT-BAT Program with 259 students, 10 faculty members, 2 support staff, books, farm equipment, vehicles, and buildings were also turned over to ASCOT.