A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in East Khasi Hills runs at 45%, better than the typical district. The district has 35 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Khasi Hills, which ranks 1 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 74.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.4%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 10%, it sits close to the national mark.