A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Aurangabad runs at 18.9%, close to the typical district. The district has 37 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Aurangabad, which ranks 9 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 51.1%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 18.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.2%.