• May 7, 1954 – Approval of R. A. No. 848, creating the Negros Occidental School of Arts and Trade,authored and sponsored by Honorable Congressman Carlos A. Hilado.
• July 1, 1954 – Formal Inauguration of NOSAT and opening of enrollment with eighty-nine male student enrolled in the four-year secondary trade-curriculum with the following shop courses: Auto mechanics, General Metalwork, Practical Electricity, Woodcarving, Building Construction and Furniture and Cabinet Making.
• April 7 – 11, 1969 – Seat of the 10th PAVE Annual Convention; Theme: “Vocational – Technical Education in the Manpower Development”; Guest Speaker: Honorable Onofre D. Corpus, Secretary of Education
• September 4, 1975 – Granting of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT).
• June 14, 1976 – Granting of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE).
• February 7, 1977 – Approval of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in practical Arts Education (BSPAed).
• February 18, 1977 – Granting of aut hority to offer Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education under the umbrella of ISAT.
• August 1, 1977 – Approval of proper authorities of the change of name from NOSAT to NOCAT.
• July 1979 – NOCAT celebrated its SILVER Anniversary as a trade technical institution.
• January 1, 1984 – Batas Pambansa Bilang 477 integrated three institutions of learning, the NOCAT in Talisay, BCNTS in Alijis, Bacolod City and the NOPCC also in Bacolod City which made way for the incorporation of a tertiary state educational institution called Paglaum State College.
• May 5, 1994 – The College was renamed into Carlos Hilado Memorial State College.
• May 5, 1994 – The College was renamed into Carlos Hilado Memorial State College through R. A. 7707 authored by Congressman Jose Carlos V. Lacson of the 3rd district of Negros Occidental.
• September 23, 1998 – Granting of Candidate Status to the Teacher Education and Industrial Technology Programs of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City by the Board of Trustees of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACUP Inc.).
• December 13, 2000 – Granting of Accredited Status to the Teacher Education and Industrial Technology Programs of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City by the Board of Trustees of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered College and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACUP, Inc.).
• November 24, 2000 – The Negros Occidental School of Fisheries (NOSOF) at Binalbagan was integrated into the CHMSC as per BOT Resolution No. 46 series of 2000.
• June 2003 – Offering of Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BSCE) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Mathematics.
• August to December 2003 – CHMSC celebrated its 20th year as a state college.
• July to December 2004 - CHMSC celebrated its Golden Anniversary as a trade technical institution.
• June 2005 – Offering of Bachelor of Information Management (BSIM) and Bachelor in Elementary Education
(BEEd) with concentration in Special Education and Early Childhood Education.
• December 29, 2005 – Level II (Re-accredited Status) awarded by ACCUP, Inc. for a 5-year period from December 1, 2005 to November 30, 2010 to the following circular programs of the College:
• July 1, 1954 – Formal Inauguration of NOSAT and opening of enrollment with eighty-nine male student enrolled in the four-year secondary trade-curriculum with the following shop courses: Auto mechanics, General Metalwork, Practical Electricity, Woodcarving, Building Construction and Furniture and Cabinet Making.
• April 7 – 11, 1969 – Seat of the 10th PAVE Annual Convention; Theme: “Vocational – Technical Education in the Manpower Development”; Guest Speaker: Honorable Onofre D. Corpus, Secretary of Education
• September 4, 1975 – Granting of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT).
• June 14, 1976 – Granting of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE).
• February 7, 1977 – Approval of authority to offer Bachelor of Science in practical Arts Education (BSPAed).
• February 18, 1977 – Granting of aut hority to offer Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education under the umbrella of ISAT.
• August 1, 1977 – Approval of proper authorities of the change of name from NOSAT to NOCAT.
• July 1979 – NOCAT celebrated its SILVER Anniversary as a trade technical institution.
• January 1, 1984 – Batas Pambansa Bilang 477 integrated three institutions of learning, the NOCAT in Talisay, BCNTS in Alijis, Bacolod City and the NOPCC also in Bacolod City which made way for the incorporation of a tertiary state educational institution called Paglaum State College.
• May 5, 1994 – The College was renamed into Carlos Hilado Memorial State College.
• May 5, 1994 – The College was renamed into Carlos Hilado Memorial State College through R. A. 7707 authored by Congressman Jose Carlos V. Lacson of the 3rd district of Negros Occidental.
• September 23, 1998 – Granting of Candidate Status to the Teacher Education and Industrial Technology Programs of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City by the Board of Trustees of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACUP Inc.).
• December 13, 2000 – Granting of Accredited Status to the Teacher Education and Industrial Technology Programs of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City by the Board of Trustees of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered College and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACUP, Inc.).
• November 24, 2000 – The Negros Occidental School of Fisheries (NOSOF) at Binalbagan was integrated into the CHMSC as per BOT Resolution No. 46 series of 2000.
• June 2003 – Offering of Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BSCE) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Mathematics.
• August to December 2003 – CHMSC celebrated its 20th year as a state college.
• July to December 2004 - CHMSC celebrated its Golden Anniversary as a trade technical institution.
• June 2005 – Offering of Bachelor of Information Management (BSIM) and Bachelor in Elementary Education
(BEEd) with concentration in Special Education and Early Childhood Education.
• December 29, 2005 – Level II (Re-accredited Status) awarded by ACCUP, Inc. for a 5-year period from December 1, 2005 to November 30, 2010 to the following circular programs of the College:
- Secondary Teacher Education Program
- Elementary Teacher Education Program
- Industrial Technology Program
• June 2006 – Offering of the Pre-School Education Program spearheaded by the R & D Unit; offering of the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM).
• December 2006 – Ranked 2nd in the Category B in the 2006 Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET) Elementary Level.
• 2005 – 2006 – Finalist, Excellence in Governance in the awards by the Regional Development Council.
• August 3, 2006 – Awarded as Best Public Sector Project Awards for the “Design and Production of Selected Farm Implements for Small Scale Farmers in Sugar Cane Haciendas in the City of Talisay” by the Regional Development Council.
• July 13, 2006 – Awarded as Best Performing Schools with 62 students (20.38%) of its graduates in the Dean’s Honor list for school year 2005 – 2006 by the University of St. La Salle.
• June 2008 - The School of Arts and Science opened, initially offering Bachelor of Arts in English (AB English)
• November 2008 - The first batch of BS in Civil Engineering graduates ranked 2nd and 4th place in the Engineering Licensure Examinations
• June 2009 - Offering Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (AB Social Science)
• November 2009 - Awarded as the Top Performing School in the Civil Engineering Licensure Examination with a passing rate of 100%
