Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education was established in 1982. The first principal was Mr. Mashood Ahmad Shams. The College started with Certificate ‘A’ 4-year post middle course. In 1991, the college was turned into a three-year post secondary training college, with the first batch graduating in 1993. Between the years 1985 and 1991, a two-year modular programme, which gave access to untrained teachers to enter training colleges on full-time for two years to be awarded Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ was offered in the college in addition to the three-year post secondary programme[5].

In 2004, the Diploma in Basic Education programme was introduced in the College. The first batch of graduates who offered this programme passed out in July 2007. The College is among the 15 colleges that were designated in October 2007 to offer quasi specialization in Science and Mathematics. Visually impaired students are also enrolled in the college to be trained as teachers[6]. Among the 2007/2008 students are seven visually impaired trainees, two of whom are women. Nusrat Jahan College of Education was given accreditation to the tertiary level of education in October 2007after assessment from the national Accreditation Board after she had been assessed by the National Accreditation Board (Ghana).