St. Joseph’s College is an autonomous institution situated in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It was affiliated to Madras University till 1869 but is now affiliated to Bharathidasan University. It is also the only college in Tamil Nadu to be awarded with “Heritage Status” by UGC. St. Joseph’s college is also the first autonomous arts and science college in the country to secure the prestigious A++ rank for the fourth cycle of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The college boasts a wide range of courses to choose, from undergraduate to postgraduate, M.Phil, Ph.D and vocational courses. The college offers BA, B.SC, B.Com, B.Voc, BBA courses under the Undergraduate category and MA, M.SC, M.Com courses under the postgraduate category. It also has a one of a kind MBA Twinning Programme with specialization in marketing. It also launched a new initiative called American Transfer Program in coordination with Concordia College in New York. The admission to all these courses can be done  by both online and offline modes. It also holds a 100% placement record along with various distinguished companies as their top recruiters.