Timeline: 1971 - 2019

1971 - The Beer Tuvia Regional Council established Achva as a nonacademic regional college, where one could study and gain a Teacher’s Certificate, in order to enhance the skills and qualifications of the educational personnel employed within its boundaries. The college started off with 50 students.

1991 - Close to 1,000 students who enrolled in Achva were offered the opportunity to complete B.A degrees at The Open University of Israel, in combination with teacher training.

1994 - Achva received the recognition of the Council for Higher Education (CHE) to award  B.Ed. degrees.

1994 - A full-fledged academic college was established. In addition to the teachers' college, an academic branch of Ben Gurion University (in Be'er Sheva) was established at Achva - as a separate campus - with a few B.Ed and B.A. programs. As of 2009, under the academic auspices of Ben Gurion University, Achva was authorized to offer studies leading to B.Sc degrees.

2000 - There were 2,000 students enrolled in the School of Education, as well as, 700 students studying at the academic branch of Ben Gurion University.

2009 - The Council for Higher Education (CHE) authorized Achva to independently administer a few B.Sc. courses in life sciences. 

2012- The two campuses - 

School of Education and School of Sciences

merged to form on unified campus:

Achva Academic College