Sri Padmavathi Womens Degree and PG College, Tirupati was established by the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams in 1952 to serve the educational needs of women students of Tirupati and its surrounding areas. It started functioning from 2nd July 1952 as a second grade college (Offering Intermediate courses only) under affiliation to Madras University. With the formation of Andhra State, the college was affiliated to Andhra University in 1954. Consequently to the founding of Sri Venkateswara University, the college was brought under affiliation to S.V. University and upgraded to a Degree college in 1956. It continued to be a composite college offering PUC/Intermediate and Degree courses until it was bifurcated into S.P.W. Degree College and S.P.W. Junior College in 1995. The Junior college subsequently moved its own campus.