Kolhapur District Chemists Association's Institute of Pharmacy, Kolhapur was established in 1980.

Its affiliated to Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education.

The college is offering diploma in pharmacy and the aim of the course of training is to improve the professional standards of the pharmaceutical profession, so as to render a more efficient and competent services to the society at large.

The vision of the institute is to develop and nurture efficient pharmaceutical education system to the expectations of global pharmaceutical developments.

The mission of the institute is to develop qualified, skilled, professionally competent community pharmacist and as drug information specialists of the health team and to make the institute bloom by extending its human resources and infrastructure facilities to optimum level for pharmaceutical and allied subject’s professional excellence.