A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kollam runs at 33.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 105 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 90.1%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 35.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.