Shillong College is a premier institution of the state offering both Higher Secondary and Degree level courses including honours in all the three streams in Science, Arts and Commerce. As a multi-faculty co-educational, it has help in shaping the careers of numerous students, many of whom are now well placed in various field of service and professions. Recently, some self financing courses like BSc. Computer Science, Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA) and Bachelor in Business Administration have been started to cater to the needs of the students and to promote development of Information Technology in the region.
In addition to full fledged day classes (Degree Pass and Honours and HSSLC, the college also runs morning section classes only in degree (Pass) in Arts and Commerce and also HSSLC (Arts). The college has a well stock, spacious and well equipped science Laboratory.