The impetus for the College, started in 1979, when the husband and wife tandem of Dr. Romeo B. Casaul and Dra. Ruby Lanting-Casaul rented a garage-sized room along Sangandaan, Quirino Highway, and converted it into a Lying-in owing to the increasing number of patients and deliveries. In 1980, the couple applied for a medical license for 10 beds with primary care services catering to minor surgical and obstetrical services plus some basic laboratory examinations.

Due to the tremendous influx of patients and the ever-growing needs of the clientele, construction of the Casaul General Hospital started in its present site, with a 50-bed capacity rendering secondary medical services.

It was in 1983 when the idea of establishing a paramedical scholl took its roots, and when everything was in place, a year later in 1984, the school of Midwifery commenced with an initial batch of 42 students. Simultaneously, a nursery school started operations with 20 pupils. A year later, additional courses were offered namely: Dental, Food & Radiology Technology including the grade school. Two years later, the College of Nursing and BSRT also began operation, with the High School Department also being started.

The fruits of hardship, endeavor and dedicated work paid off so sweetly, when DCLC (Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College) graduates garnered top positions in their respective Board Examinations beginning in 1988 and quite consistently every year, the list of Board Topnothcers wouldn't be complete without DCLC graduates dotting the list.

Very recently during the 1995 Board of Examinations for Radiologic Technology, four of our graduates prominently occupied positions in the Top 10 and more importantly, because of the very high percentage of boardpassers, our school garnered a "double victory" by being ranked number ONE among BSRT schools and number THREE among RT schools all over the country, a distinction which no other Radiology Technology school has thus far achieved nor duplicated, a living testimony of our school's continued quest for academic excellence.

Other academic courses were successively offered namely: Physical Therapy, Medical Technology, Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Education, Computer Science, nursing Aide, Customs Administration, Maritime Education and Nursing. The Casaul Technological Institute, with its varied technical courses, was also opened to meet the ever- increasing demand for vocational and technical manpower in the country.

Very soon, other academic courses in the paramedical field shall be opened and when all plans are in place, a medical course will be included.

There are other big plans in the offing, but they cannot be disclosed yet for the time being since their chances of materializing have not been assured. But what can be ascertained is the fact that the future holds so much promise for the DR. CARLOS S. LANTING COLLEGE.