Woldia Institute of Technology is among the youngest technology institutes in Ethiopia. The Institute was first established as Faculty of Technology on 2012 in line with the establishment of Woldia University. It was started by 3 departments (Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering). In 2019, the institute was upgraded to Woldia Institute of Technology (WiT).  

Currently, it is composed of four schools (School of Computing, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil and Water Engineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and eleven departments.