Mar Athanasios College For Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST) is a premier post graduate research institute, established in 2001 with the objective of moulding eminent professionals over the years to confront the challenging demands of the corporate world and the world of science & technology. MACFAST is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. The college is owned and managed by the Corporate Educational Agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tiruvalla, founded by His Grace Dr. Geevarghese Mar Timotheos, (Former Metropolitan Arch Bishop of the Malankara Catholic Archdiocese of Tiruvalla). The present Metropolitan Arch Bishop of the Malankara Catholic Archdiocese of Tiruvalla, His Grace Dr. Thomas Mar Koorilos is the patron of the college. As visualized by its founders, the college has grown steadily over the years with ten postgraduate courses in Management, Computer Science & Biosciences and positioned its identity as a multidisciplinary institution in the higher education segment of the state.