A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Balangir runs at 14.4%, behind the typical district. The district has 39 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 14 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 79.1%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 6.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53%.