St. Xavier's College Vaikom accredited with B+ grade by NAAC was established in the year 1981 under the ageis of St. Xavier's Church, Kothavara. At inception it was a junior college affiliated to the Kerala University, but later came under the jurisdiction of Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam on its formation in 1983. The college has immensely contributed to the cause of higher Learning and development of this region. The college offers seven degree courses viz. BSc. physics, BSc. Chemistry, BSc. Zoology and Aquaculture, BA Economics, BA Political Science and Journalism, PBSc. Food Science and Quality Control and B.Com. Post graduate course in commerce was started in 2013 to meet the ever-growing demand for higher education. Apart from these regular streams, the college has started computer centre - St. Xavier Institute Information Technology (XIIT) in collaboration with ICM computers, Thalayolapparambu which offers short term courses like DCA and Tally to regular students as well as outside this catering to ever-growing demands in the field.