About Andrea Coupe

Meet Andrea!

Andrea Coupe is a first-generation college graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio with a BA in Education. Later, she graduated with honors with a Master’s degree at California State Los Angeles as a Reading and Writing Specialist. She speaks conversational Spanish and French and she lived abroad in Luxembourg for a semester during her college years. When she moved to California, she was an active part of the alumni recruiting network in Southern California for Miami University. During the past three decades, she built her own personal contacts with colleges and universities as she guided students through the college, transfer, and summer program application process. 

To date, she has visited hundreds of college campuses, usually on special counselor visits (domestic and international), and worked alongside students from more than 60 different high schools in and out of the United States. She dedicates herself to connecting a student's personality, learning style, and future potential with the classroom experience and curriculum options on a college campus. 

Andrea Coupe is a member of The American Institute of Certified Educational Planners (AICEP) that awards the CEP credential to professionals, working independently or in high schools, and is an application reviewer of CEP applications for future members. She is a lifetime member of the Admissions Advisory Board for High Point University in North Carolina. She is an active member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the Western Association for College Admission (WACAC), Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), and a Professional Level Member of Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). In her community, she actively supports Cancer Support Community Pasadena and is a speaker on topics about the college application process, the planning of essay content, and how to build a modern list of colleges.