衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)的前身可(ke)溯源至1904年(nian)(nian)創辦(ban)的的湖(hu)南官立(li)(li)南路師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)堂(tang)。1912年(nian)(nian)，湖(hu)南官立(li)(li)南路師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)堂(tang)更名(ming)為湖(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)第(di)(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校；后歷經湖(hu)南第(di)(di)五中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)、湖(hu)南衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)、衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校等(deng)發展階(jie)段(duan)；1962年(nian)(nian)，學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校再次(ci)更名(ming)為湖(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)第(di)(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校。1999年(nian)(nian)3月(yue)，經國家教育部批(pi)準，衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)高等(deng)專科學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校與(yu)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)教育學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)(bing)組(zu)建并(bing)(bing)升格(ge)為衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。2001年(nian)(nian)，湖(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)第(di)(di)三(san)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校與(yu)衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合并(bing)(bing)組(zu)建新的衡(heng)(heng)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)師(shi)(shi)(shi)范(fan)(fan)(fan)(fan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)。

校訓(xun)：厚德(de)，博(bo)學(xue)，礪志，篤行