Arts and commerce college Nagthane started in June, 2000 in a village called Nagthane. It is affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur. It is 15 kms away from Satara and 110 kms from Kolhapur on NH-4. The village is known for ginger farming. There is no other college in the vicinity of Nagthane. The people living in the surrounding villages are poor farmers and socio-economically backward.
The college began on the non- grant basis however it has become grantable since-2006. During 2000 the number of students was 216 and now its 728. Due to this college, hundreds of girls have obtained their B.A / B.Com Degree. If this college wasnt here, then most them would have been deprived of their education. This college is one of the branches of Shri. Swami Vivekanand Shikshan Sanstha, Kolhapur.