The school was made in 1871 1st of September being among the first schools of arts and crafts in Romania, and the second from Craiova regarding time . At first school functional with only 16 students who were learning the first skills and practical abilities in chopping the wood and modeling the iron starting with sky little steps through the work and devotion of their teachers, themselves teachers. In 1876 it is won the first honor diploma in an international exhibition from Austria, Viena, through works with which school was represented, those works being the first arts and crafts works executed through the common efforts of teachers and students in this new school. Year by year the crafts and specializations have diversified and have grown coming to help the professional and social needs of the community, also the quality of teachers and of students who were taught in school to be able to participate to other international exhibitions out of borders, in France (Paris), England (London) and Portugal (Lisbon), today after 135 Years of existence, we proud ourselves with distinctions and prizes all over the world in Italy, Macedonia, India, Japan, France, Spain, Greece etc. Regarding the number of crafts taught in school they passed over 50 and along the years a lot of students were taught here. Even if was recently proved that this school was made as crafts school during his history well-known sculptors names appear: Eracle Hagiescu, Giorgio Vasilescu, Constantin Balacescu, George Ciresescu, and Anghel Chiciu, also painters as Nicolae Radulescu and Ioan Stancescu Giovani between 1863 and 1963. But the most famous names who was about to become the titan of universal sculpture from all times is Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957) student of this school between 1894 – 1898. Owing to the results and the quality of the training the school was required to take part in certain actions of the community: - 1877 the bridge of pontoons crossed by the Romanian soldiers over the Danube; - 1877 little parts of the building are taken ant transformed into war hospital; - In the first world war the school was transformed into war headquarters and moved it to Iasi; - 1925 the school change the name into industrial high-school of boys Ferdinand I. - New crafts appeared in the 1930s the school makes the iron plates with Romanian names for the villages in Basarabia; - As result of reforming of the teaching process from 1948 to 1954 the school becomes technical metallurgical school. Until 1994 this high-school is subordinated to the Agricultural Ministry being at that time the first school in which functioned a Skoda simulator for teaching driving skills. The year 1994 is a year that changes again the name of the school in as a reward for the place where the great sculptor learned. In September 1st 2000 the school becomes, due to the exceptional results College receiving the name of . Nowadays the structure of the scholar offer is diversified through post high-school level and SAM which assured necessary training. Our school developed partnerships and collaborations with different economical agents in Craiova, Dolj county, which proved to be very fruitful both owing to the students level of training and to the widening of knowledge horizon. Our partners supported us in the different activities, such as teaching, training and entertainment and offered us technical assistance .
