Marie Stella Women's College, Krishna

Maris Stella College, Vijayawada was esatablished in 1962. The college is a Catholic Christian Minority Institution for higher education, founded in 1962 by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary. The college is the first-rate college, which has focused on the education of women and is the first women’s college in the district.  The college is recognized by UGC from Inception. From the outset, this college was a first grade college offering courses in Humanities and Sciences both in pre-university and degree level. The college is re-accredited by NAAC at A grade.

The college aims at an integrated and personalized formation of young women. It strives to produce intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired women imbued with the values of Christian humanism in the service of India today and tomorrow. The college commits itself to the service of the nation in the context of plurality of religions and diversity of cultures as christian service has always been, irrespective of caste, creed and language.