The University of Batangas or UB, the former Western Philippine College is a private university located in Batangas City, Philippines. Established in 1946, the university currently offers pre-elementary, elementary, high school, undergraduate and graduate studies. The university has five campuses in the Batangas Province. The main site, which houses the Colleges, Highschool Department and Administrative offices of the university is located in Hilltop Campus, while the pre-elementary and elementary departments are in the Downtown campus along M.H.del Pilar Street, beside the City Library and almost across the Batangas Basilica. The university also has its Pallocan East campus (UB Special Children Foundation and future site of the Waldorf School International)and Pallocan West campus (beside Holy Trinity Parish and SM City Batangas). The newest addition is the Lipa City Campus, which is located in Lobo, Batangas. The University of Batangas, whose official school colors are maroon and yellow-gold was originally founded as Western Philippine Colleges or WPC on April 28, 1946. It started with only 48 students, and classes were conducted in a small rented house along Rizal Avenue.