A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in West Godavari runs at 48%, better than the typical district. The district has 98 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Godavari, which ranks 18 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 77.6%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 11.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.1%, it sits close to the national mark.