A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Champawat runs at 31.3%, better than the typical district. The district has 11 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Champawat, which ranks 4 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 83.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.8%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.8%, it sits close to the national mark.