A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Nagaon runs at 13.2%, behind the typical district. The district has 31 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nagaon, which ranks 24 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 53.5% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.9%, it sits close to the national mark.