- ProfessorsB-
- ValueC+
- DiversityB+
- SafetyA+
- Student LifeB+
- LocationB+
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Cuesta College Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
100%
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Application Fee
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Cost
Net Price
$9,418/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$3,440/ year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
73%
Academics
Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
26:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 80%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.51 responses
- 57%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.49 responses
- 55%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.49 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
Liberal Arts and Humanities
442 GraduatesBusiness
113 GraduatesHealth Service Preparatory Studies
83 GraduatesNursing
82 GraduatesPsychiatric and Mental Health Services
61 GraduatesPsychology
57 GraduatesNatural Sciences
52 GraduatesMathematics
43 GraduatesLicensed Practical Nurse Training (LPN)
42 GraduatesChild Care Provider
39 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
3,372Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
7,464
Undergrads Over 25
18%
Pell Grant
29%
Varsity Athletes
6%
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$35,600/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
35%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
84%
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Cuesta College Reviews
482 reviews
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Cuesta College is a perfect stepping stone if you need a restart after high school, but many are sucked into the trap of spending more time than evaluated here. The consolers if utilized are extremely helpful in transferring and helping with courses. Unfortunately, it's extremely difficult to make friends here as people just stay for class and leave right after, I have only seen athletes have strong friend groups. It is a beautiful campus with white buildings and greenery everywhere creating a great atmosphere to study in. Unfortunately the academics are not very challenging but again, it is a perfect stepping stone for where you want to be next.
Staff, counselors and professors are there to help you succeed. The on-campus library has been a wonderful place for me to study. There are also people always available in the student success center to help you!
Overall, I think Cuesta College is the best community college in California. What I disliked was the science faculty, counseling staff, and the people working in admissions. Most, but not all, of the science faculty make their courses unnecessarily difficult and give students busy work. However, they are more lenient and more caring than science faculty at a four-year university. Moving on, the counseling staff is incompetent as they have no pre-professional (like pre-medical or pre-dental) knowledge. Oh, and I believe that the Cuesta Cashier is racist. On that note, Cuesta lacks a diverse population and can be sometimes overtly racist. But, what I liked outweighs what I disliked. What I liked the most were the social science courses and the social science faculty. The courses were really easy yet informative, and the faculty are beyond friendly. I would definitely recommend this college if you are a social sciences major. Another plus is that Cuesta has a small student population.