A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Hassan runs at 26.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 85 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hassan, which ranks 5 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 13.8%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.9%, it sits close to the national mark.