State Polytechnic of Lampung or Polinela, originally known as the Agricultural Polytechnic University of Lampung, which was established in 1984 and received the first batch of students in 1989. In 2001 to break away from the Lampung University, became the State Agricultural Polytechnic of Bandar Lampung and formally organized independently of higher education and become one of the State Higher Education (PTN) in Lampung province since April 7, 2001, by decree. Minister of Education No. 036 /O/2001.