Through the years, WPC had gained prestige as

it celebrated the 50th (Golden) Anniversary. It has

passed accreditations from Level 1 and went on to Level
IV Accreditations in several programs. It changed its
status from college to university. WPC was thereby
named the University of Batangas, the first university
in the Province of Batangas. From an unknown college
The first building constructed at the UB Hilltop
in 1946, WPC has metamorphosed to a university in the Campus, the Francisco G. Perez Hall, which was
intended for the growing number of high school
students.
year 1996.
From the wooden and semi-permanent building on M.H. Del Pilar Campus, it had grown into
several campuses. The main campus on M.H. Del Pilar (Elementary Department) branched out
to Hilltop Campus (the new main campus where the high school and college departments are
located), Pallocan East Campus, Pallocan West Campus (beside SM City Batangas), Lipa City
Campus and the Millennium Campus in Lawas, Batangas City (across the UB Hilltop Campus).

It has been made a mission of the WPC, and now the University of Batangas, to create an
environment that will give opportunities for students to boost their love of wisdom for a better
realization of the meaning of life, strengthen their faith in God, and enhance their desire to serve
their fellowmen. These became the mantra of a true UBian.

The UB students’ desire for wisdom, which helped them

realize their duties as servants of their community, has helped
them achieve academic prominence in Engineering, Business
and Accountancy, Liberal Arts, Education, Allied Medical
Sciences, Law, Technical Education, Computer Education,
Hospitality Management and Nursing and has lead them to cope
with the global trends in technology and education.
 Students’ involvement in collaborative programs developed transformation leadership and
strengthened the core values instilled by the Founding Fathers. The participation of UB in
competitions fostered challenges; hence they had become resourceful, critical, creative, ethical
and responsible. The students’ best potentials are harnessed to the maximum. It is for this reason
that UB is considered the Cradle of Champions with the contestants in academic, cultural and
sports bringing home the “proverbial bacon”.

The University of Batangas is a top performing school in the licensure

examinations in Engineering, Education, Allied Medical Sciences, Business
and Accountancy, Nursing and Midwifery, and Law. Examinees obtained
scores way above the national passing score and at times garnered a 100%
passing score in Civil, Electrical, Midwifery, and Physical Therapy Board
Examinations.

The first ten years after garnering university status actually laid the
foundation for blooming into a mature university. It is not only blossoming but
constantly growing with varied curricular offerings like the Doctoral Program,
Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program
(ETEEAP), Review Center, and short-term courses with physical facilities
always updated for quality education. President Hernando B. Perez, in his
2008 – 2009 Annual Report said: “We are climbing to the top. This fact is undeniable. These
accomplishments of UB truly exemplify that the University of Batangas is “Undeniably the Best.”

Success after success came. Levels III and IV as well as Deregulated

Status has been granted by PACUCOA. AJA-JAZ-ANZ has granted the
University of Batangas ISO 9001:2008 Certified Status in 2009. At the same
time, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) awarded UB a 3-year
Autonomous Status and recognized UB as the only Center of Excellence in Teacher
Education un Batangas Province. This was granted to UB in 2010 and is currently being
maintained.
 All accrediting agencies see to it that the institution they are about to credit has obtained
and is maintaining the following characteristics:

1. The school is devoted to its mission;

2. The school knows itself, i.e., it has thought deeply about the services it offers to
students, the family and the community;

3. The school is student-oriented. Its philosophy of education is suitable for the

students and encompasses the development of the whole individual;

4. The school keeps its promises. It promises only what it can deliver;

5. The school accepts objective assessment. It is prepared to open its doors

periodically for regular evaluation by the school community and by outside
experienced evaluators and accreditors;

6. The school is constantly seeking to improve its performance in curricular and other
areas, with an on-going focus on student learning and well-being;

7. The school plans for the future.

 President Hernando B. Perez considered UB as the “University of the Future” and as a
“University of Choice”. With this battle cry, more and more changes and projects were initiated
such as the publication of the first book about the life and works of the WPC president and one of
the founders, Rev. Fr. Vicente R. Catapang. The book was actually written by Fr. Catapang
himself and Batangas Heritage Center re-published the book with annotations from Dr. Lino L.
Dizon and articles from Dr. Aurora M. Babasa about her personal experiences about Fr. Catapang
and from Dr. Lionel E. Buenaflor about the philosophy of education that Fr. Catapang was trying
to uphold in Western Philippine Colleges.

The onset of the 21st century brought about the opening of

new linkages and reaching of new borders like the exchange
programs with Korea and Japan; successful presentation of papers at
the Association of Southeast Asian Institute of Higher Learning
(ASAIHL) International Convention in Malaysia and Other foreign
countries where UB presenters excelled; partnership with SMART
and other industries.

Likewise, faculty members proved the popularity of UB

inasmuch as they were elected to key positions in regional and
national organizations like the Philippine Association of Law
Schools (PALS), Philippine Association for Teacher Education
(PAFTE), Philippine National Philosophical Research Society
(PNPRS), the Kapisanan ng Bahay Saliksikan sa Bansa
(KABANSA, Inc.), the CALABARZON Research Council (CRC), and research fellows of Philippine
Society for Educational Research and Evaluation (PSERE), and Council of Hotel and Restaurant
Educators in the Philippines (COHREP).
 The College of Graduate Studies branched out to Calapan, Oriental
Mindoro in the Masteral Level at the Luna Goco Colleges since the opening
of the first semester of School Year 2010 – 2011. Likewise, a Memorandum
of Agreement was entered into by the University of Batangas and the
Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (CEFI) for a partnership in Graduate
Extension program since June 2010 in Lucena City.

The bandwagon created by the University has started rolling and

blazing new trails. It will keep on going and going even beyond the 21st
century. With the trail set by the founders and being followed by the faculty
and staff through the leadership of the president administrators, the
University’s journey to the greater heights is on sail. The past years has been
a good one for UB in more ways than on. The University of Batangas Lipa
Campus, fondly called the UBLC, is growing and getting better each year. The University of
Batangas Millennium Campus is the latest jewel in UB’s crown. This was only a part of a greater
Master Plan as UB enters another Golden Era.