Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Arts and Commerce is a brainchild of age old Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt known for Anna, Akshara, Asharaya. Sri Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust(R.) was established on 13-12-1973. The trust is a representative body from all walks of life like Religion, Law, Education,Politics, Environmental, Agriculture, and Medicine. The establishment of Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Arts & Commerce in the lovely and serene atmosphere of Sri Adichunchanagiri kshethra in 1975 was a discovery of an oasis in a desert for the students in and around Nagamangala Taluk. The college is a sample of Gurukula system even in the modern times.The college was established under the auspice of Sri Adichunchanagiri Trust, a reputed religious, social and cultural institution in Karnataka State. The then President of the trust His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji started the college with the Prime intention of providing higher education to the rural students who were deprived of the same for want of accessibility.