- 1925 The school, then called ETACA, was founded by René Bardin 1953 Recognition by the French authorities
- 1986 The French Commission for Degrees in Engineering authorizes ESTACA to award degrees in engineering
- 1990 The school joins the National Committee for the Development of the Grandes Ecoles (Conférence des Grandes Ecoles)
- 1992 Creation of the Spacecraft Major
- 1994 Creation of the Railway Major
- 1994 The school joins the National Committee of French Engineers and Scientists (Conseil National des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques Français)
- 2003 Opening of ESTACA Campus Ouest at Laval
- 2012 ESTACA become a member of ISAE Group
- 2015 Levallois-Perret Campus will open in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
