On July 1, 1965, St. Mary’s College, Sulthan Bathery was established with pre-degree classes with affiliation to the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

The college is managed by the Malankara Orthodox Church, founded by Late Rev. Fr. Mathai Nooranal in 1965 with a clear and strong vision and mission, with a spiritually inspiring motto “With God Nothing Shall be Impossible”.

The college imparts education with a mission of transforming the youngsters as students into the leading force of social reformation who are socially sensitive intellectually competent, spiritually enlightened, physically healthy, morally upright and nationally integrated.

It also aims at enlightening and empowering the people, being a lighthouse of knowledge and skill training centre and thereby bringing a positive transformation of the people of a backward district Wayanad.

The college is at present affiliated to the University of Calicut, Malappuram and it was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) on March 31, 1971, & 12(B) on December 8, 2003, under Act, 1956.

It was re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade - (CGPA Score 3.08 on a 4 Point Scale in 3rd Cycle) on 30th October 2017.

At present, the college offers co-educational 11 UG and 8 PG programmes in Arts, Commerce, Management and Science streams. The institution is also a Study Centre for all the programmes of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi in the distance mode.

As the affiliating university introduced the choice based semester system (CCSS) since 2009, the university permits limited flexibility into the UG programmes by offering open courses and electives apart from the common courses.

Vision:

• To arouse intellectual inquisitiveness
• To instill a zest for the acquisition of knowledge
• To mold upright citizens with a civic sense and social commitment
• To foster absolute trust in God and to lead a creative life

Mission:

• To build up a community of staff and students committed to the common pursuit of knowledge and excellence
• To inculcate in students self-discipline, good habits and an enquiring mind
• To develop in students leadership qualities, clarity of thought and accuracy of expression
• To promote among students respect and admiration for our traditions and ancient heritage
• To help students become instruments of social change and to work for the eradication of social evils