The smart campus represents a significant educational reform aimed at leveraging the latest information technologies to increase educational quality and facilitate innovation and reform in teaching methodologies. On the basis of thorough research into the current state of information technology adoption and the need for smart campus development for applied colleges, a blueprint for constructing smart campuses has been proposed that encompasses upgrading network infrastructure, establishing a big data-assisted decision-making platform, constructing a unified application integration platform, and enhancing information security measures and safety management protocols. The implementation process of this project ensures smooth progress by strengthening organizational management and clarifying and implementing management tasks at each stage, thus providing robust support for smart campus construction. The smart teaching solutions and practical cases supported by the smart campus platform demonstrate the superior effect of technology-empowered education. The development of smart campuses is an inevitable choice for the informatization of applied higher education institutions, representing a powerful initiative to increase the level of information management, service efficiency, and, ultimately, the competitiveness and influence of these institutions.