About AFI

AFI’s Pasadena campus is a small, personable English institute situated in the heart of the Greater Los Angeles area, offering a modern yet comfortable high-rise setting where you can easily make friends and quickly develop your English skills.

As a student at AFI, you can:

Learn useful English skills to prepare for college or university
Learn to communicate comfortably in English
Improve your job or professional qualification
Increase your understanding of American culture
Increase your confidence in communicating in English
Obtain your desired score to transfer to an American university or college.

AFI has been in business 23 yrs.

Our Mission

It is the mission of AFI to enable students to develop authentic English language skills and the cultural awareness to be competent in professional and social environments

As an institution, we strive for excellence in education and student services. We are committed to employing qualified, talented staff and instructors who support the use of independent, student-centered learning strategies.

We endeavor to utilize the most appropriate educational tools and methodologies.

We continuously monitor and develop our curriculum, and we recognize our responsibility to represent the ESL community through ethical, legal, and caring treatment of international students.