The Junior College which was Tamkang's predecessor was operated out of the Chang home on Cheng Li Street in Tamsui City until official recognition, and donations from local patrons permitted a relocation to its present site.
英專開辦時，僅有學生兩百多人，因經費不足，只能擠在淡水真理街的張家私人房舍中上課。就在校務正待開展之際，創辦人張驚聲卻在第二年因病去世。張夫人居瀛玖女士忍淚負重，獨自撐起大局。民國四十一年，淡水地方人士熱心捐助了五虎崗的十甲土地，作為建校之用。