PA COLLEGE PREP
YOUR PARTNER IN
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Mission & Vision
With 26 years of experience in the field, our academy is proud to assist your children in reaching academic excellence. We have helped over 10,000 students gain admission to prestigious universities such as Harvard, MIT, Yale, Stanford, U. Penn, Columbia, Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, Cal-Tech, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, and Amherst.
PA College Prep guides students to be dedicated to achieving the highest possible academic and personal goals. By offering strategic test preparation programs, college counseling and admissions coaching, technologically advanced classrooms, foundation-building instruction, and individualized attention, we instill the spirit of determination and a lifelong devotion to learning into students who want to be the best. Our team--teachers, staff, counselors, curriculum designers, and directors--strive every day to guide young people toward excellence and to the fulfillment of their highest potential.
Facility
Faculty
30k SqFt educational playground,
fully equipped facilities, and spacious classrooms
Supportive staff and dedicated, experienced, and certified teachers
Counseling
Guide students through the application process; Natural Talent & College Major Assessments test (MBTI, MMTIC, SII, Highlands Ability Battery)
Teachers
Courses
Experienced teachers and tutors from various STEM subjects
Aligned with Common Core: classes taught with time-tested methods, small classes cater to students with various learning styles
Special Courses
Chinese Immersion; Speech & Debates; EV-Go Kart;
Our CEO
Kelly Chu
Many students want to get into distinguished national universities, but they do not know where to start. I am just here to help them find a direction. The influence is long term. I truly believe that with my sincere encouragement and professional advice, students can develop great personalities and make their dreams come true."
Over the past decade, Kelly Chu has continuously demonstrated her expertise in both the education and business sectors. Her vast experience in multiple roles has made her preeminent in her field.
Following her graduation from Fu Jen University in Taipei with a degree in communications, Kelly worked as a news anchor and producer for CTS (Chinese Television System 台灣中華電視公司). She also worked as a producer and a moderator for a radio (AM 1430) news program and as a news anchor for TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited 美國翡翠電視公司).
Kelly further utilized her communications acumen when, in 1999, she transitioned into the education sector by becoming an owner and director of PA College Prep in Irvine. At the helm of this college preparatory and scholastic subject enhancement enterprise, Kelly has made it her mission to be well versed in the intricacies of the Irvine school district and in the complexities of the college selection and application process. Kelly has effectively managed an ever-increasing number of staffs of administrators and teachers while maintaining a high quality of service and student satisfaction. Kelly has been able to provide her students (many of whom go on to prestigious universities) with the highest quality of education and vocational direction.
Through her experience as an academy director and a counselor, Kelly has developed a fundamental philosophy and vision for PA College Prep. Kelly states, “Many students want to get into distinguished national universities, but they do not know where to start. I am just here to help them find a direction. The influence is long term. I truly believe that with my sincere encouragement and professional advice, students can develop great personalities and make their dreams come true".
