“The Best Prophet of the Future is the Past”

The College is named after St. Peter, the apostle of peace and harmony. The College derives its inspiration from St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Kolenchery. It was in the meeting held on 9th February 1964 at this church the idea of applying for a Junior College in Kolenchery was mooted. A committee consisting of Sri. C.P. Issac (Chairman), Sri. P.M. Paily Pillai (Secretary) and Sri. C. V. Jacob (Treasurer) was authorised to proceed with the dream project. Sanction for a Junior College came through the letter No. G. C2/2879/63 dated 1-7-1964. The sincere and dedicated leadership given in the past by people like Sri. M. Chacko Pillai, Sri. K.V. Thomas, Sri. N.P. Varghese, Sri. P.M. Paily Pillai, Sri. C.P. Issac, Sri. K.E. Issac, Sri. K.P. Paulose, Sri. E.M. Varkey, Dr. C.T. George etc. had made St. Peter’s college, a reputed educational Institution.

The College is located approximately 30 kilometers east of Cochin, Kolenchery was once a remote village with educationally backward inhabitants. The starting of the college was a boon to the rustic inhabitants of the locality. Besides producing thousands of graduates and postgraduates, uplifting the educationally backward people, the college has been the cause of ushering a new look to Kolenchery with many business establishments, banks, government offices and even a Medical College, and made it a beautiful township. The well-wishers of the college believe that the phenomenal growth of this institution is due to the invisible blessings of our Patron Saints, St. Peter and St. Paul. Ever since its beginning in 1964, the college management and the staff, through their consistent and untiring efforts, have produced citizens excelled as administrators, executives, clergymen, businessmen, doctors, engineers, lawyers and a host of other professionals. The college is now affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, and is accredited at the four star level by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of the U.G.C.

The college started functioning in July 1964 with five batches of Pre-Degree students. It earned a good reputation in a short span of time and its fame spread all over Kerala, and produced international sports persons and academicians, all in quick succession that the college was upgraded as a Degree College in 1967. It has the rare privilege of starting undergraduate courses in eight subjects in that year itself. The college became a post graduate institution in 1982 with the beginning of M.Sc. course in Botany. It now offers Degree courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics, History, Politics, Malayalam, English, Hindi and Commerce, Post Graduate courses conducted in the college are Botany, Mathematics, Commerce, English, Bio-Technology, Malayalam and Tourism Administration. The college at present has a student strength of 1560. There are 103 members on the Teaching Staff and 48 members on the Non-teaching staff.