DOST CAR is one of the regional offices of the Department of Science and Technology located in the northern part of the Philippines. It operates 6 Provincial S&T Centers in the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province.

The DOST-CAR regional office is headed by a regional director with 27 permanent employees and 12 contractual staff. Each PSTC is manned by two staff in all the 6 provinces of the Cordillera region.

The office is managed with an atmosphere of trust and confidence among its employees.