The campus is flanked by various gates. The second gate is the main entrance. It bears the university's motto, "Scientia et Fides" which in English means "Science and Faith". Central is a registered national historical landmark by the Philippine government cultural agency of National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Central has been declared by the local government unit of Iloilo City as "Tourist site" and is the only university in the Western Visayas region recommended for tourists as a place of interest, attraction and landmark to visit by the largest travel site in the world, the Trip Advisor. Central has been also hailed as the second of all the 18 beautiful college campuses in the Philippines by an American internet media company BuzzFeed.