Pedanandipadu College of Arts and Sciences (PAS), Guntur was established in 1968.

It is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur and accredited by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

It is located within the Panchayat limits of Pedanandipadu village fulfilling the educational requirements of close to 20 villages situated within a radius of 5 Miles. The college was founded by Pedanandipadu Educational Development society registered under the Registration Act with Sri Y.Ranganayakulu Chowdary as President, Sri T.Krishnamma Chowdary BA.,B.L , Retired District judge as the secretary and correspondent, and Sri D.Venkatarangam as the Treasurer.

The college is affiliated to Andhra University in arts courses of the B.A.standard, Commerce of the B.Com. standard and sciences of B.Sc.standard. Presently, the college is affiliated to Nagarjuna University. Prof.K.Sachidananda Murthy, the then principal and Special Officer of the Andhra University post-graduate center, Guntur, headed the inspection commission whose laudable efforts were of great help for the materialization of the project.

Pedanandipadu College of Arts and Sciences (PAS), Guntur was inaugurated on 14th July 1968 on the premises of the college. Sri M.Venkatarantnam. I.A.S., District Collector.Guntur, inaugurated the infant institution while Sri M.Nageswara Rao, Chairman, Zilla Parishad, Guntur, presided over the meeting, Sri T Krishnamma Chowdary read a report on the function of the Society giving a resume of the troubles and turmoils experienced and efforts made towards realizing the project of the college. He mentioned the aims and aspirations with which the college has been founded - to help the rural youth afford facilities of higher education since they are unable to go to towns and cities for collegiate studies and to inculcate the highest values of character and culture in the students and to make them ‘Observant, sharp, retentive‘.