 Lately, it has been designated as a zonal university in Luzon as one of the more respected institutions of higher learning in the Philippines.The university is the lead agency of the Muñoz Science Community and the seat of the Regional Research and Development Center in the Central Luzon.To date, CLSU is one of the premier institutions of agriculture in Southeast Asia known for its breakthrough researches in aquatic culture (pioneer in the sex reversal of tilapia), ruminant, crops, orchard, and water management researches.