MAHILARA DEGREE COLLEGE STANDS AT MAHILARA WHICH IS A REPUTED VILLAGE UNDER GOURNADI UPAZILLA IN THE DISTRIC OF BARISAL.THE COLLEGE IS BY THE SIDE OF DHAKA BARISAL HIGHWAY.WITH THE EFFORT OF THE PEAPLE OF MAHILARA AND OTHER VILLEGES MAHILARA MAHABIDYLAY WAS ESTABLISHED ON 14TH FEBRUARY 1986.FIVE PERSONS WHO ARE ENLISTED FOR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION IN ESTABLISHING THE COLLEGE ARE LATE MOSLEMUDDIN MOLLAH,PROF.MAOLANA ABDUL OAHED ,LATE HARUN OR RAHID KABIRAJ,LATE SARDAR MOSHARRAF HOSSAIN AND LATE ABDUL MANNAN SHIKDAR.LATE MOSLEMUDDIN MOLLAH HAS THE GREAGTEST CONTRIBUTION FOR GIVING 67 DCCIMAL LAND FOR THE COLLEGE CAMPUS.THIS COLLEGE TS UNIQUE IN ITS ACADEMIC EXCCLLENCC.THE COLLEGE HAS ACHIEVED UNIQUE POSITION IN THE MERIT LIST OF BARISAL BOARD EXAMINATION BY ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS OF AVERAGE CALIBRE FROM RURAL AREA FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.