Don Bosco Technology Center is a sectarian educational institution managed and operated by the Salesian Brothers and Fathers of Don Bosco.

         In 1954 it was a home for the orphans and wayward tots of Cebu City. The Salesians accepted the work upon invitation by Julio Cardinal Rosales and the Aboitizes.

          In 1960, a techno-classical (academic) high school was opened and the institution changed its name to Don Bosco Technical High School (DBTHS). The Curriculum included technical-vocational trades in woodworking, metals and electro mechanics.

          Around 1963, the tech-voc workshops slowly opened to accept works and projects from the nearby industries to be done as actual projects by the tech-voc students. This helped in the sustainability of the center and served as an actual training for the students. This later came to be known as the Industrial Services Department of the Center.

          In 1977, the center opened a One-year Skills Training Scholarship Program for the youth who were not able to proceed for college studies due to financial constraints and the necessity to earn a quick income to sustain their family's basic needs. The first formal training was started in the Mechanical trade and the Woodworking trade. In 1979 the Electro-mechanics trade also followed.

          In 1995, the institution opened a teachers college intended to professionalize the Tech-Voc teachers not only those of the Don Bosco Schools but also of those the other Tech-Voc center of the region. The opening of the first college program in Don Bosco, the Bachelor of Science in Technical Education (BSTE), triggered the change in the institution's name to Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC).

          In 2002, the need for an engineering program that matches the need of industries prompted DBTC to take the challenge of TRITECH (Tri-Sectoral Forum for Technology Excellence) to pilot their designed engineering program. After some adaptations on the curriculum and with the capability of the center, the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering major in Machine Design and Manufacturing (BSME-MDM) was offered.

          It is a five-year engineering program leading to Mechanical Engineering with extra hands-on skills in Metal, Electronics, and Computer programming. These "hands-on" experiences are intended to equip the graduates with the skills of actual Machine Design. Industrial management subjects are likewise included in the curriculum to equip the new engineering graduate in the field of actual manufacturing.

          In 2003, the institution was given the permit to open two other new engineering programs, the Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE), and the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering major in Furniture Manufacturing (BSIE-FM). The focus of the Industrial Engineering is the Furniture Trade Area. This is a felt need of Cebu as 70% of the exported furniture is produced here. With this the center signed a formal memorandum of partnership with the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF). In this agreement DBTC has the role of providing the needed engineering manpower of the province.