A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kohima runs at 35.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 17 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kohima, which ranks 3 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 86.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 29.8%.