The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 2011 under Decision No. 936/QĐ ĐHNT of the Rector of Nha Trang University as the first and only unit in Khanh Hoa province offering undergraduate education in civil engineering. The Department currently consists of two academic divisions, Civil Engineering and Transportation Engineering, and is responsible for three undergraduate programs: Civil Engineering, Transportation Construction Engineering and Construction Management.

The Department has 18 full time lecturers who are highly qualified, young and dedicated to teaching and research. The annual student enrollment is around 400, reaching nearly 500 students in the academic year 2024–2025. Since 2007, the Department has trained 14 cohorts with more than 1,000 graduates now working across Viet Nam.

In the last five years (cohorts K57–K61), the on time graduation rate has exceeded 40%, while the employment rate has reached 87%, with more than 88% of graduates working in positions directly related to their major. The Department maintains active research and training cooperation with international universities such as Nagaoka University of Technology (Japan), the Technical University of Liberec and Kyung Hee University (Korea), as well as many leading design and construction companies, creating professional internship environments and strong job opportunities for students after graduation.