A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Vizianagaram runs at 44.9%, better than the typical district. The district has 124 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vizianagaram, which ranks 9 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 75.4%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 18.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.4%, it sits close to the national mark.