Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College Explained

Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College
Latin Name:Universitas Civica Batangas
Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic Collegium
Motto:Service. Excellence. Virtue.
Established:15 June 1968
Type:State university
satellite campus
President:Tirso A. Ronquillo
Students:6,068 (as of 2013)
City:Malvar, Batangas
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:14.0448°N 121.1568°W
Pushpin Map:Luzon mainland#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
Free Label:Newspaper
Free:The LATHE
Mascot:Red Spartans
Colors: Red and White

Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College (Filipino; Pilipino: Politeknikang Kolehiyo ng Jose P. Laurel; JPLPC) is a satellite campus of Batangas State University. It is located in Malvar, Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the two satellite campuses of Batangas State University, the other being Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries.

Formerly Jose P. Laurel, Sr. Memorial School of Arts and Trades, it was established on 15 June 1968 by the virtue of Republic Act No. 5417. Many years later on 21 May 1992, the school was elevated into a college and renamed Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College through the Republic Act No. 7518. As authorized by Republic Act No. 9045, it was eventually integrated to Batangas State University as its satellite campus on 22 March 2001.

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