Chiang Kai Shek is a non-stock, non-profit and non-sectarian private school established in 1939 whose primary objectives are to form and train educated, competent leaders for the developing society, develop a citizenry prepared and strengthened for nation-building, serve as nucleus for the interflow of Eastern and Western culture, and serve as a working force in the enhancement of Filipino-Chinese
friendship and mutual understanding. The school aims to provide the youth modern and competitive education while continuing the legacy of using Chinese, in particular Mandarin and Hokkien, as languages for practical discourse in addition to Filipino and English. Chiang Kai Shek College is an IB (International Baccalaureate) World School for the Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. Just recently, with the authorization of the Primary Years Programme, CKS College became the first Chinese-Filipino IB World School for all programmes in the IB Continuum. Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Educational Transformation Award (EETA) for Outstanding Innovations in Leadership, Governance and Management, Chiang Kai Shek College is also recognized as a Montessori Institute of America (MIA) training site and has a Level III FAAP accreditation as audited by PAASCU. In 2021, the Higher Education Division was granted Level 1 accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation for its Business, Accountancy, Education, Master of Arts in Education, and Master in Business Administration programs.
