is one of the branch campuses of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines located in Santo Tomas, Batangas.

PUP–STB was established through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between former PUP President Nemesio Prudente and the Municipal Government of Santo Tomas under Leopoldo Laurel Jr. in 1991.

[2] PUP–STB is the only academic institution in Santo Tomas which acts as the community college and serves other municipalities in Batangas and Laguna province.

Leopoldo M. Laurel, Jr., Municipal Mayor of Santo Tomas envisioned the dreams of establishing a branch in the town by sending a letter of interest and appreciation to Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente, President of PUP.

This led to the protest of the PUP Santo Tomas community not to be part of the Batangas State University, for students of the PUP Santo Tomas will lose the privilege to study at the cheapest cost.

In May 2007, Republic Act 9472 was ratified, excluding the PUP Santo Tomas Campus from the coverage of the Batangas State University.

[4] To this date the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santo Tomas is still part of the PUP System and students enjoys the 12 pesos per unit tuition fee.

[citation needed] The campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santo Tomas is located inside the municipal center of Santo Tomas, Batangas adjacent to the Municipal Hall and the Public Market with an estimated land area of 1.2 hectares.

Presidential Decree No.1341 mandated the PUP to expand the program offerings of the University to include courses in polytechnic areas and has also given the University the authority to expand diametrically through the establishment of branches, consortia and linkages.

The Board of Regents appoints and elects the president of the university, who is considered the chief executive officer of the institution.

The Academic Head is the second highest supervising body of the branch which focuses on different scholastic procedures that students are involved.

The CSC has the proud and historic tradition of active involvement in and out the campus for the welfare of every student.

The Searcher, the official student publication of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Santo Tomas Batangas, autonomously governed and operated by bona fide PUP-Santo Tomas Batangas students, it holds membership in both Alyansa ng Kabataang Mamamahayag ng PUP (AKM-PUP) [5] and the College Editor's Guild of the Philippines (CEGP).

As the official student publication, they are in charge of media coverages within, outside, and around the premises of the university as well as doing a bi-annual release of a Newsletter [7] and a Literary Folio.

[8] Along with the other journalism institutions within PUP, they echo voices of the student body, making sure that issues of significance are brought to light.