A grant-in-aid women's college in Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, offering Arts and Commerce degrees through Gujarati and English medium.
S.L.U. Arts and H. & P. Thakore Commerce College for Women is a private grant-in-aid college for girls. It is a two faculty UG and PG college affiliated to Gujarat University and offers degrees in Arts (including Home Science) and Commerce through Gujarati and English medium. The college has an intake of 1700 students every year and is located near Ellisbridge Post Office, Ahmedabad-380 006.
The college was founded in 1920 by Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal, with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhiji, and is described as the first women's college in Ahmedabad. The first classes were held in August 1920 with three students in a rented building known as Bholanath Ladies Institute. 1922. The college changed affiliation from SNDT University to Gujarat University in 1973, shifted to its present premises in 1963, and introduced English medium in the Commerce faculty in 2007.
The college's stated mission is the empowerment of women through education. Its vision is to provide education that enables women to achieve all round development of their personality, become self-reliant socially responsible citizens, and make individual contributions to local and global scenarios.
The new Minal Kothari Library was built in 1996 and was computerized with SOUL software in 2006. The college runs an ICT Centre offering computer and IT courses. Listed facilities include a library and a computer centre.