This study explores the innovative path of ideological and political education in colleges and universities under the perspective of cultural self-confidence, and enhances the cultural self-confidence of college students, which is of great significance in improving the quality of national education and promoting national rejuvenation. The digital empowerment of teaching resources and efficient management algorithms significantly improve the efficiency of resource acquisition and application. The average score of teachers in accessing the resources of the Civics and Political Science course increased to 0.7182, indicating the effect of optimization of teaching resources. Meanwhile, the teacher team was optimized through rotation and exchange and professional training, and the proportion of teacher exchange and rotation increased to 18.22% in 2023, reflecting the rationalization of the teacher team structure. Students’ attitudes toward Civics and Politics reading differ significantly among different grades, with the best performance of juniors, with an average score of 4.53. In addition, creating a cultural atmosphere promotes students’ cultural self-confidence by increasing cooperation with all sectors of the society and building an influential “trinity” community of responsibility. The innovative strategy of Civic and Political Education in the perspective of cultural self-confidence has achieved remarkable results in improving the quality of education, optimizing the teaching staff’s structure and enhancing students’ cultural self-confidence.