Norbuling Rigter College (NRC) was up-graded in 2017 from Kuen-Gaa Higher Secondary School (KHSS) which was established in 2004 by Kuen-Gaa Group of Companies. KHSS was established as the first private school in Paro and one of the pioneers in Bhutan to offer education at Secondary level.
Recognizing that each year the number of college-going students is increasing and that many are studying in the colleges in the neighboring countries that offered sub-standard education, Kuen-Gaa Group of Companies took the initiative of investing in college education. NRC has now established itself as one of the only two private colleges in Bhutan.