Career Programs at Cuesta

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Cuesta College is $11,000 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,834 (exclude student loans).

Cuesta 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$11,000
Average Financial Amount	$3,834

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Cuesta College offers 64 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 5,491 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Cuesta College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	8	1	219
Less than 1 Year Certificate	36	1	1,613
2 Years Certificate	18	0	2,198
4 Years Certificate	2	0	58
Total	64	2	5,491

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

219 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
1,613 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
2,198 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
58 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
1,403 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	7	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	50 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✔	50	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	28	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	22	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	78	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	21	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	10	-
	Total	219

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Journalism	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	24	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Information Technology	✕	6	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	20	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	10	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	285 completers	-
Education	✕	284	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	236 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	1	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	2	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	233	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✔	22	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	2	-
Physical Fitness Technician	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	8	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	25	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	4	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Sculpture	✕	0	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	1	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	195 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	57	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	113	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	25	-
Business [+]	✕	744 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	638	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	41	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✕	7	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	46	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	11	-
	Total	1,613

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	4	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	34	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✕	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2,084 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	2,084	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Electrician	✕	7	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	12	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	0	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	28	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	2,198

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	58	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
	Total	58

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	16	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	✕	0	-
Crop Production	✕	10	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	80 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	64	-
Journalism	✕	7	-
Radio and Television	✕	9	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	10	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	8	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	24	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	10	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	10	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	34	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✕	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	26 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	26	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	326 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	248	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	78	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✔	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	24	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	25	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	1	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	13	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Psychology	✕	98	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	41	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	146 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	6	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Economics	✕	48	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✕	32	-
Sociology	✕	52	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Electrician	✕	2	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	2	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	1	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	0	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	4	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	19	-
Drawing	✕	0	-
Sculpture	✕	0	-
Music	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	9	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	4	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	2	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	13	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	45	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✕	147 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	145	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	21 completers	-
History	✕	21	-
	Total	1,403

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 9,908 students are attending at Cuesta College. There are 143 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 277 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 27 to 1 (3.70%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 393 (full-time) and 294 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Cuesta College is 43% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 68% at the school.

Cuesta 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	9,908
Graduation Rate	43%
Number of Faculty	420
Student to Faculty Ratio	27 to 1

Student Population at Cuesta

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,661 students enrolled into Cuesta College. By gender, 4,632 male and 5,029 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Cuesta College.

Student Population By Gender
Cuesta College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,661	4,632	5,029
Full-time	2,613	1,259	1,354
Part-tme	7,048	3,373	3,675

There are 4,994 White (51.69%), 250 Black/African American (2.59%), 3,165 Hispanic (32.76%), 332 Asian (3.44%), and 4,060 students with other races attending Cuesta College. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Cuesta College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,661	4,632	5,029
American Indian/Native American	35	22	13
Asian	332	154	178
Black/African American	250	176	74
Hispanic	3,165	1,423	1,742
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	13	12
White	4,994	2,372	2,622
Two More	601	290	311
Un-Known	239	165	74
Non-resident Alien	20	17	3

Cuesta College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,999 students (51.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,248 students (23.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Cuesta College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Cuesta College
	Number of Students
Total	9,661
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,999
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,248
Not in Online Courses	2,414

By age range, at Cuesta College, 2,228 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.06% of total students), 4,769 students are aged below 20 (49.36%), 404 students are aged above 50 (6.98%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Cuesta College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,661	4,632	5,029
Under 18	2,420	1,241	1,179
Age 18-19	2,349	1,194	1,155
Age 20-21	1,357	661	696
Age 22-24	871	373	498
Age 25-29	831	317	514
Age 30-34	571	246	325
Age 35-39	405	170	235
Age 40-49	452	213	239
Age 50-64	337	179	158
Over 64	67	37	30
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Cuesta College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1968 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Cuesta College.

Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA

805-546-3100

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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