Sahyadri Arts Commerce and Science College Shivamogga, established in 1960, is the leading private aided degree college in the Malnad region. NAAC A, Kuvempu University. BA, BCom, BSc, BCA. Annual fee: ₹10,000–₹20,000. Boys' and girls' hostels. Western Ghats biodiversity access.
Subbaiah College of Pharmacy in Shivamogga is affiliated to RGUHS and approved by PCI, offering B.Pharm with 60 seats since 2006. Part of the Subbaiah Group of Institutions — a well-established education group in Shivamogga — the college provides RGUHS-affiliated pharmacy education in the Malnad region.
Government First Grade College in Shivamogga is an established government degree college, offering B.Com, BA, and BSc programmes affiliated to Kuvempu University at minimal government fees, serving students from Shivamogga city and the Malnad belt who need affordable quality degree education.
Subbaiah College of Nursing in Shivamogga is an INC-approved B.Sc Nursing college established in 2005 under the Subbaiah Educational Trust, affiliated to RGUHS, with clinical training at Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital — a 350+ bed facility serving the Malnad and Shivamogga regions.
College of Agriculture, Shivamogga is a UASB constituent college established in 1975, offering B.Sc Agriculture with practical training in Malnad region crops — paddy, arecanut, and plantation agriculture — serving students from Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, and Uttara Kannada districts.
Subbaiah Institute of Nursing Sciences Shivamogga is RGUHS-affiliated offering B.Sc Nursing with clinical training at Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital.