Kuala Terengganu Polytechnic (PKT) formerly known as Kuala Terengganu City Polytechnic (PKKT) was established on 1 January 1999 and operates in the Pasir Panjang Teachers College building. The establishment of PKKT is under the concept of campus in the city. After six months of operation at the Pasir Panjang Teachers College, on 1 July 1999 PKKT moved to the old site of the Kuala Terenganu Land and District Office building which was leased to the Ministry of Education Malaysia and operates at this site until today.