The College mandate is defined under Section 2 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 512, the law which created the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC). Sec. 2 of BP 512 provides:

     “The Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges shall primarily provide higher technological, professional and vocational instruction and training in fisheries, trade and technology, arts and sciences, as well as short term technical and vocational courses, as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary, and shall promote researches in the exploration and conservation of natural resources in the province.”