The Akkineni Nageswara Rao College, started as “The Gudivada College” in 1950 is the result of the munificence and zeal for higher education of the people of Gudivada Taluk and of the neighbouring taluks in Krishna District.

Vision:
The vision of the college is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, research, publications and dissemination of information. To this end the College strives:

To train students to acquire good communication skills and leadership qualities and to mould them to be global citizens.
To offer relevant / need based courses from time to time.
To promote interaction with industry.
To develop critical thinking among students.
To make students conscious of their duty to the society and fellow human beings.
To inculcate values of equality, unity and justice.