Cuesta College Trade Programs

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.

Where Is Cuesta College?

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

Can I Afford Cuesta College?

For the <nil> academic year, 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.

Cuesta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,093 undergraduate students at Cuesta College, with 2,987 being full-time and 7,106 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.