The faculty of engineering started with six departments: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Architecture. The authorized body i.e. MoHE (private institutions and Council of Higher Education for public institutions) has approved the all aforesaid programs via. MoHE/9683 dated 05/08/1426. Until the 1st Semester of 2007 the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering programs resided in the Department of Civil Engineering. The first set of students in Civil Engineering graduated in 2012.

The Electrical Engineering Department is one of six different departments in the College of Engineering in King Khalid University. The Electrical Engineering Department offers a single major track program “Bachelor in Electrical Engineering". The program approved by the authorized body (by MoE) via. MoHE/9683 on 05/08/1426. The program duration is five years divided into ten levels (semesters). The first and second levels are considered as preparatory year program prior to core academics in the department.

The Industrial Engineering Department in College of Engineering offers a single major track program “Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering" is a branch of engineering which deals with the  optimization of  complex processes, systems or organizations. Program mainly works to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, man-hours, machine time, energy and other resources that do not generate value. The program duration is five years divided into ten levels (semesters).

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been blessed by vast natural resources and these resources have been utilized for the progress of the country and welfare of its people. The proper utilization of these natural resources led to the opening of Chemical Engineering under College of Engineering (COE) at King Khalid University (KKU). The Chemical Engineering Department was established in year 2007 in Abha, with the objective of graduating students having expertise in all the aspects of Chemical Engineering.