B.V.M Holy Cross College is a pioneering self-financing college affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The college belongs to Roman Catholic Syrian Christian Community. It was founded in 1995 by the Holy Cross Forane Church, Cherpunkal of Diocese of Palai under the patronage of the Palai Diocese. Situated in the renowned Infant Jesus pilgrimage center alongside an idyllic ambiance on the banks of the Meenachil river, the college is enveloped in an aura that facilitates the overall development of a student.

Ideally located in the serene and holy environment of Cherpunkal, BVMHCC provides an extraordinary environment for learning and self-development.

The college owes its name to the late Mar Sebastian Vayalil, the first Bishop of Pala and the great visionary who established and nurtured several reputed institutions for University Education in this part of the state. It is owned and administered by the Mar Sleeve Forane Parish of the Roman Catholic Syrian Christian diocese of Pala. H.E. the Bishop of Pala is the Patron and Very Rev. Fr. Vicar, Holy Cross Forane Church is the ex-officio Manager of the College. The college is under the jurisdiction of Holy Cross Forane Church Educational Trust. It is an unaided college affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.