Vidyavardhaka First Grade College was established in the year 1978 under the auspices of Vidyavardhaka Sangha (R). In the beginning there were only 40 students who joined the B.B.M. course. Later in the year 1979, B.Com was started with another 50 students.
This College is affiliated to the University of Mysore, MYSORE, under section 12(B) and section 2F of UGC and is recognized by the Government of Karnataka. Today, this college has strengthened with 1500 + students having 4 sections of B.Com degree, one section of B.B.M. degree, one section of B.A. degree and two section of BCA degree. Over the past three decades, our college has an excellent academic record. Upto 2004, our college has bagged 47 ranks in B. Com., B.B.M., and B.C.S.
Later on when the rank system was abolished by the University of Mysore our college has the credit of getting umpteen numbers of distinctions every year. Further, in order to cater to the needs & demands of the outgoing students of B.Com and B.B.M. the management thought of opening a P.G.Centre in our college. Hence, M.Com is being started in our college premises from 2011-2012. The college is also offering Ph.D Programmes in Commerce and Management streams. In the Year 2025 MCA was started with AICTE approval.
VVFGC is playing a significant role in the field of commerce, Information Technology and humanities education. The ICT enabled classroom education coupled with highly disciplined and inspiring environment makes it one of the top institutions in Mysore.