A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kottayam runs at 75.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 106 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. Small and medium enterprises account for 7.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 88% of the population of that age.
In Kottayam, which ranks 2 of 14 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 87.7%, against 66.9% nationally and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 7.7%, against 10.7% nationally, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.2%, against 47.1% nationally.