St. Joseph’s College for Women was established in 1954 by the Canossian Daughters of Charity, an international congregation of missionary sisters. It is affiliated to the University of Kerala. The college was awarded A Grade with a CGPA of 3.13 on a scale of four in the second NAAC accreditation process conducted in 2013.

Set in the heartland of the historical town of Alappuzha, famed internationally as the Venice or Leiden of the East, the college is located in a central place easily accessible by road, rail and waterways. The college has been imparting value-based quality education as one of the well renowned Arts and Science Colleges in the region. Managed by the St. Joseph’s canossian Education Society, it upholds the precepts of the holy Foundress Magdalene of Canossa from Verona, Italy, who held that real value of education lies in the formation of hearts. As its vision, the college is committed to form intellectually trained, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired young women, especially the deprived and the marginalized, who will effectively contribute their share towards the building up of a better society grounded in the values of truth and love.

• Year started 1954
• Affiliated Kerala University
• Location NH 47, Convent Square, Alappuzha, Kerala- 688001
  
• Websitestjosephscollegealappuzha.org
• Courses UG
  BSc – Maths
  BSc – Physics
  BSc – Botany
  BSc – Zoology
  BSc – Chemistry
  
• Courses PG
  MSc – Physics
  MSc – Nutrition Dietetics