St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha

St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha, is a Catholic women's college in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated with the University of Kerala. Situated at Convent Square on National Highway 47, it is the first such college in Alappuzha district.

The college offers degrees in mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, home science, English literature, communicative English, commerce and history, Postgraduate degrees in English language and literature, Physics, Chemistry and nutrition and dietetics and PhD programmes in Chemistry and Physics. The college has been able to combine the core values of higher education upheld by the Higher Educational Council and NAAC with its vision - one that secured the institution a position in the NIRF BAND 150-200 in 2023 and, an 'A+' grade with a CGPA of 3.44 out of 4 by NAAC in the fourth cycle in 2024. In 2024, the college also retained its position in the NIRF BAND of 150–200 and secured the 13th position in the KIRF rankings, making it the first in the Alappuzha district.

Established in 1954, by the Canossian Daughters of Charity, an international congregation of missionary sisters. It is the only college operated by the Canossian Daughters of Charity. The college offers 10 undergraduate, 4 postgraduate and 2 doctoral programmes.