A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Golaghat runs at 12.2%, behind the typical district. The district has 18 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Golaghat, which ranks 9 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.5%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 50.8%.