Peoples Co-operative Arts & Science College (PCASC), Munnad, a self-financing college affiliated to the Kannur University, was founded by the Kasaragod Co-operative Educational Society in 2005, with the primary objective of imparting better and proper education to students from the remote places in the district.

The college is an off-shoot of the EMS Aksharagramam, a comprehensive educational village, designed and managed by the Kasaragod Co-operative Educational Society.