A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Alappuzha runs at 26.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 76 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 84.9%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 25.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.5%, it sits close to the national mark.