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Cuesta College is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

2,987 Full-Time Undergraduates
$1,288 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Cuesta College?

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Contact details for Cuesta College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106
Phone: 805-546-3100
Website: www.cuesta.edu

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Can I Afford Cuesta College?

$1,288 In-State Tuition
3% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Cuesta College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $391 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,288 $10,948
Fees $52 $52
Books and Supplies $1,152 $1,152

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cuesta College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,192 a year. That adds up to $16,768 over four years for those students.

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Cuesta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,987 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,093 undergraduate students at Cuesta College, with 2,987 being full-time and 7,106 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,987 full-time undergraduates at Cuesta College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cuesta College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 101
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 947
White 1,620
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 249

Online Learning at Cuesta College

3,285 Took All Classes Online
6,285 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 6,285 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cuesta College has changed over the last few years.

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Cuesta College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 176 0 176
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 119 7 1 127
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 47 0 0 47
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 34 9 0 43
Electrician 0 17 16 33
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 31 1 1 33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 0 10 19 29
Welding Technology/Welder 3 8 3 14
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 1 6 6 13
Building Construction Technology 0 5 5 10
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 8 0 8
General Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair 7 0 0 7
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 5 0 5
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 1 1 0 2
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 0 0 0 0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 243 253 51 547

Cuesta College Trades

In a recent academic period, Cuesta College awarded 1,206 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 5 0
Allied Health Professions 119 1 7 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 5 5 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 47 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 31 1 1 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 16 17 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 176 0
Mental & Social Health Services 34 19 19 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 8 0
Precision Metal Working 3 3 8 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 2 6 7 0
Total 529 133 544 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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