A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Thane runs at 26%, better than the typical district. The district has 257 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 89.2% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48%, it sits close to the national mark.