A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kanchipuram runs at 68.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 103 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. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanchipuram, which ranks 1 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 63.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 100% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.6%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 10.6%, it sits close to the national mark.