A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Raigarh runs at 34.4%, better than the typical district. The district has 52 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Raigarh, which ranks 7 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 2.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 62.2%, it sits close to the national mark.