Thrissur is a city of Kerala and major commercial and financial hub in South India. It is also known as “cultural capital” of Kerala. The most colorful and spectacular temple festival in Kerala is Thrissur Pooram Festival.
Thrissur is also became an important centre of Sanskrit learning. Thrissur is also growing educational hub of Kerala. Universities and colleges of Thrissur offer engineering, medical, law education for development of student skills. Some colleges also provide arts, commerce and science subjects. Students from different parts of Kerala enroll in these subjects and learn depth of education. There are numbers of universities and colleges in Thrissur, Kerala as follow:
- Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
- Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur
- Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur
- Kerala Kalamandalam, Thrissur
- Rashtreeya Sanskrit Samsthan, Puranattukara, Thrissur
- Sri C. Achutha Menon Government College, Kuttanellur
- Vimala College, Thrissur
- St. Marys College, Thrissur
- St. Thomas College, Thrissur
- Sree Kerala Varma college, Thrissur
- St. Aloysius College, Thrissur
- College of Fine Arts, Thrissur
- Paramekkavu arts and science college, Thrissur
- Government arts and science college, Ollur, Thrissur
- Naipunnya Institute of Management and Information Technology, Koratty
- Sree Vyasa NSS College, Wadakkanchery
- Sree Narayana College, Nattika
- Sree Narayana Guru College Of Advanced Studies, Nattika
- Little Flower College, Guruvayur
- Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur
- Christ College, Irinjalakuda
- Panampilly Memorial Government College, Chalakkudi
- Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies, Kodakara
- St. Josephs College, Irinjalakuda
- Kunjikuttan Thampuran Memorial Government College, Kodungallur
- Carmel College, Mala
- Sacred Heart College Chalakudy
- MES Asmabi College, Kodungallur
- Mar Dianesious College, Pazhanji
- Vivekananda College, Kunnamkulam
- Tharananellore Arts and Science College, Irinjalakkuda
- Ansar Womens College, Perumpilavu
- Govt. Arts and Science College, Chelakkara
- Mother Arts & Science College, Peruvalloor
- A.C. Kunhimon Haji Memorial I.C.A College, Thozhiyur
- Sree Narayana Guru College of Advanced Studies, Vazhukkumpara
- Government Medical College, Thrissur
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur
- Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Amala Nagar, Thrissur
- Government Engineering College, Thrissur
- Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
- Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology
- Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur
- Royal College of Engineering & Technology, Thrissur
- IES College of Engineering, Chittilappilly, Thrissur
- IES College of Architecture, Chittilappilly, Thrissur
- Malabar College of Engineering and Technology, Thrissur
- METs School of Engineering, Mala, Thrissur
- Sree Eranakulathappan College of Engineering and Management, Thrissur
- Nirmala College of Engineering, Chalakudy, Thrissur
- Southern College of Engineering & Technology, Chalakudy, Thrissur
- Axis College of Engineering & Technology, Kodakara, Thrissur
- Thejus Engineering College, Erumappetty, Thrissur
- Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Mala, Thrissur
- Universal Engineering College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur
- Christ College of Engineering, Irinjalakuda
- Focus Institute of Science and Technology, Poomala, Thrissur
- Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Pambady
- SMS Thiroor ,University of Calicut
- Elijah Institute of Management Studies, Rama Varma Puram Thrissur city
- John Mathai Centre, Aranattukara Thrissur city
- Don Bosco College, Mannuthy, Thrissur city
- Naipunya Business School, Koratty, Thrissur
- Prajyothi Niketan College Pudukkad, Thrissur
- Holy Grace Academy of Management Studies, Mala, Thrissur
- West Fort Academy for Higher Education, Pottore, Thrissur (IMT)
- Sahrdaya Institute of Management Studies, Kodakara, Thrissur
- Chethana college of Media and Performing Arts,Chiyyaram, Thrissur city
- Divine Institute of Media Science, Muringoor, Thrissur
- College of Applied Sciences(IHRD)
- College of Applied Science, Chelakkara, Thrissur
- College of Applied Science, Valapad, Thrissur
- College of Applied Science IHRD Polytechnic, Kallettumkara, Thrissur
- Thaqwa Aflal-ul-ulama Arabic College, Andathode, Thrissur
- Maharaja’s Technological Institute, Thrissur
- Womens Polytechnic College, Thrissur
- Sree Rama Government Polytechnic College, Thriprayar
- Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Alagappanagar
- Government Polytechnic College, Koratty
- Government Polytechnic College, Kunnamkulam
- Government Polytechnic College, Chelakkara
- Model Polytechnic, Kallettumkara
- Christ Technical Academy, Irinjalakuda
- West Fort College of Nursing West Fort Hospital, Thrissurcity
- Mother College of Nursing, Pullazhi, Thrissurcity
- Aswini College of Nursing, Nadathara, Thrissurcity
- Jubilee Mission College of Nursing, Thrissur city
- Amala College of Nursing, Amala Nagar, Thrissur
- Government College of Nursing, Thrissur
- Ansar Nursing college, Perumpilavu, Thrissur
- Government B.Ed Centre, Ollur
- Government B.Ed Centre, Thalikkulam
- JPE Training College, Koorkenchery, Thrissur
- Navajyothi College of Teacher Education for Women, Thrissur
- Mahajubilee Training College, Thrissur
- Sree Vivekananda Teacher Education Centre
- Ideal Educational Society Training College, Thrissur
- Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur (Govt.)
- Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College, Ollur, Thrissur
- Poomully Neelakandan Namboothiripad Memorial Ayurveda Medical College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur
- PSM College of Dental Science and Research, Akkikkavu, Thrissur
- Government Dental College, Thrissur
- Government Law College, Thrissur, Thrissur city
- AIM Law College, Poyya, Mala
- Nehru College of Pharmacy, Pampady
- St James College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chalakkudi
- Thriveni Institute of Pharmacy, Kechery, Thrissur
- ELIMS College of Pharmacy, Villadam, Ramavarmapuram P O, Thrissur
- College of Forestry, Vellanikkara, Thrissur
- College of Dairy Science and Technology, Mannuthy
- College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara
- College of Veterinary, Mannuthy
- Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur city
- Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur city
- Excise Academy and Research Centre, Thrissur city
- Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development, Thrissur city
- National Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur
- Banana Research station, Kannara
- Agronomic Research station, Chalakkudy
- Cashew Research station, Madakkathara
- Agricultural Research station, Mannuthy
- Plant Propagation & Nursery Management Unit, Vellanikkara
- Food Craft Institute, Poothole, Thrissur
- School of Drama, Thrissur
- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR), Regional Station, Thrissur
- Regional Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation(RIPMR), Kallettumkara, hrissur
- Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) Thrissur
