By virtue of Executive Order No. 26 dated August 20, 2005, thru the late Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha, the Committee for the establishment of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Batangas was created to provide quality but affordable education more particularly to the talented but poor student populace. The Committee was chaired by Atty. Narciso Macarandang with the following as members, Atty. Reginald Dimacuha, Mr. Felipe Baroja, Engr. Januario Godoy, Dr. Rosanna Carmelita Barrion, the late City Treasurer, Mr. Benjamin Pargas, Dr. Angelito Bagui, Atty. Edelwina Sabido, Mr. Edilberto Perez, Mrs. Leticia Chua, Mr. Manolo Perlada, and Mrs. Luz Amparo.

The Committee drafted the Charter, prepared the curriculum, the organizational structure of the College officials, faculty and administrative personnel, the school site and facilities, and all other documents according to the requirements of the Commission on Higher Education for the degree courses and of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the 2-year courses. On October 24, 2005, the account of the City Ordinance No. 16 s. 2005, the establishment of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Batangas was approved. Having completed the task, the Committee work was terminated, and the responsibility was taken over by the Board of Regents as a policy-making body.

However, Ordinance No. 16 had to be amended according to a directive from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that all new institutions of higher learning have to start as a college. Another Ordinance No. 15, s. 2006 dated February 20, 2006, was passed changing the name of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Batangas to Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas. The permit to operate from the CHED was issued on April 11, 2006, which states that:

“In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”, and by virtue of Resolution No. R420-97, s. 1997, of the Commission, the Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas, Batangas City, is hereby authorized to offer the First Year Level of the Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC, major in Management) and Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEED) effective Collegiate Year (CY) 2006-2007.

For its official offering, Colegio opened courses for four-year degree Programs- Bachelor in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Science in Commerce and two-year Courses-Computer Programming and Computer Technician. In its first semester of the school year 2006-2007, June 5, 2006, three hundred two (302) students have availed of free college education.

In 2010, as Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas reaches Batangueños youth, it revamps its curricular offerings. From the previous, Computer Programming and Computer Technician, it was changed into a two-year program in Information and Communications Technology. From Bachelor of Science in Commerce, the institution opens Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with two major offerings Marketing Management and Operations Management. In the year 2010, during its First Commencement Exercises, the College conferred degrees to its first batch of bachelor’s degree graduates, 53 graduates of Bachelor of Elementary Education, 61 graduates of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Management, and 140 graduates of Certificate in Information and Communication Technology.

The Batangas City Government continues to make the dreams of Batangueños a reality through affordable and quality education at Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas. However, as the Colegio progresses, there is a need to amend certain provisions of Ordinance No. 16 s. 2005 to conform with the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Order No. 32 series of 2006. Thus, Ordinance No. 31 S. 2016 amends that the governance of Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas is vested and exercised by the Board of Trustees known as the Board of Trustees of Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas. The Board of Trustees is composed of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman, the President of the Faculty Association, the President of the Student Executive Council, the President of the Alumni Association, the Chairman of the Sanggunian Committee on Education, and a representative from the industry, and a representative of Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU).

In the year 2016, City Ordinance No. 31, s. 2016, according to Higher Education Memorandum Order No.32, s. 2016 was approved by the City Mayor. This paved the way for the offering of the first batch of Bachelor of Business Administration program for Batangas City government employees. The following year that ensued saw the offering of the evening class for local government employees as an extension program of the college. A new CLB building was inaugurated the following year. The year 2019 was a period of growth for the College as the college offered 3 new four-year programs Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education (BTLED), Bachelor of Physical Education (BPED), and Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA).

CLB set its eyes on quality assurance in the year 2020 when it sought the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (ALCUCOA) and was granted the Accredited institution status the following year, 2021. It was also in the same year that CLB was blessed with two significant recognitions, the Gawad Parangal 2021 from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (NNQAA) Certificate of Accreditation. Soaring higher, in AY 2023-2024, the College had additional majors under its BSBA program, Human Resource Management and Financial Management.

As the years continue to unfold with all its opportunities and challenges, CLB remains steadfast in its undying commitment to the noble task of giving every Batangueño youth the educational opportunity that is his/her birthright.