Established in 2005, the HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College was aimed at providing high quality tertiary education opportunities. Since its inception, the College has developed into a well-accepted institution providing quality sub-degree education.

HPSHCC currently offers 18 sub-degree programmes leading to awards within the University of Hong Kong system through HKU SPACE. The College has over 13,800 graduates, and in recent years more than 70% of its graduates successfully articulated to undergraduate studies.

Riding on the proven success and accomplishments in the past years, the College embarked on a milestone development in 2021—the pursuit of academic accreditation. A fruitful result has been achieved: The College is developed as an awarding body of academic qualifications at the sub-degree level i.e. HKQF Level 4. Starting from the 2022/23 academic year, the College has first launched two Higher Diploma programmes leading to HPSHCC awards. The two new programmes, namely Higher Diploma in Applied Health and Rehabilitation Care and Higher Diploma in Applied Intelligent Technologies, are accredited by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.