It offered the Philippines' first communication course in 1960,[5] as a major under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture curriculum.

In 1999, the College was named as one of two national centers of excellence in communication by the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education CHED.

[11] In 1954, the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA) started put up the Office of Extension and Publications (CA-OEP).

It is also situated near international and regional research centers and science and technology parks.

It is adjacent to Carabao Park, which is UPLB's alumni plaza, and is right across the University's main administration building.

In 2022, the CDC established its own student newspaper called Tanglaw, making it the first college in UPLB to do so.