<h1 style="text-align: center;">Brea, <em>Los Angeles</em></h1>
<p>Nestled in Orange County, CA is the city of Brea. According to the Census taken in 2010, there were 39,282 residents. Though their history began with crude oil development, they eventually moved into the production of citrus. Currently, the industry that keeps the city alive is retail due to the Bre Mall and a renovated and revamped downtown shopping area.</p>
<p>In 1975, the city also developed a large art program open to the public and they are still known for that to this day across the nation. Brea was on the list of the five best suburbs within the Western United States, according to a 2006 edition of Sunset Magazine.</p>
<p>There are a variety of schools available to the residents of Brea. There are 6 elementary school, 1 Junior High School, 1 High School, and 1 continuation High School in the Brea Olinda Unified School District. Brea Olinda Friends School serves pre-k through 6th grade; Brea Congregational is a Pre-School; Brea Foursquare Church serves pre-k through 5th grade; Brea United Methodist is a Pre-School, also known as (&ldquo;BUMPS&rdquo;); Carbon Canyon Christian School serves pre-k through 12th grade; Christ Lutheran School serves pre-k through 8th grade; St. Angela Merici Catholic School serves pre-k through 8th; and Montessori of Brea serves pre-k through 6th grade.</p>
<p>The schools are known for receiving awards. Brea&rsquo;s High School and the Olinda Elementary School have both been dubbed Blue Ribbon Schools. Academic achievement awards have been given to several other schools for their hard work.</p>
<p>Also located in Brea are two institutions of higher learning, Southern California College of Business and Law and the Southern California extension of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. &nbsp;</p>