Coimbatore is one of the very important educational city in South India. Coimbatore is also home for many state owned universities like Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (est. 1971), Bharathiar University (1982), Anna University Coimbatore (2007) and private universities like Karunya University (1986), Avinashilingam University (1987), Amrita University (2003) and Karpagam University (2005).

PSG College of Technology is an autonomous, government aided, private engineering college in Coimbatore, India. It is affiliated with Anna University. It is affiliated to PSG and Sons Charities Trust.

Hindusthan College of Arts and Science is an autonomous private institution founded in 1998 managed by Hindustan Educational and Charitable Trust. The college is located on Avinashi Road in Coimbatore India.

Situated in a lush green eco friendly serene campus along the Western Ghats, DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (DSCE), COIMBATORE, inspires and provides access to latest technologies and recent advances in engineering. Established in the year 2008, DSCE approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai offers 9 UG, B.E./B.Tech., programmes in Agriculture Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Bio Medical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Technology and a PG programme in Master of Business Administration.

SSEC is located at Karamadai, 25Kms away from Coimbatore on the Ooty to Coimbatore National Highways. The College offers three diploma courses, five UG Programs, an PG & Ph.D Programs, affiliated to Anna University and Approved by All India Council for Technical Education. SSEC is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, also known as the SKASC Coimbatore, was established by the V.L.B. Trust in 1997 and is an ISO certified co-educational institution. SKASC has 24-hour internet access. It has science labs equipped with IBM servers.

Dr G R DAMODARAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (Autonomous), affiliated to the BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, Coimbatore and recognized by the UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION is a highly regarded Co-educational Institution offering Degree, Post Graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in Management, Computer Science and Information Technology, Biotechnology, Visual and Mass Communication, Commerce and International Business, Tamil literature and Psychology etc.