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Cuesta College is a public institution situated in San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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

How Do I Get Into Cuesta College?

You can apply to Cuesta College online at: https://www.cuesta.edu/admissionsaid/apply/index.html

Cuesta College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Cuesta College?

2% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cuesta College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $6,557 a year. That adds up to $26,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cuesta College is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Cuesta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,613 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,661 undergraduate students at Cuesta College, with 2,613 being full-time and 7,048 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,613 full-time undergraduates at Cuesta College, 48% are male and 52% 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 94
Black or African American 49
Hispanic or Latino 810
White 1,407
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 237

Online Learning at Cuesta College

4,999 Took All Classes Online
7,247 Took At Least One Class Online
114.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 7,247 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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Online Growth Rankings of Cuesta College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cuesta College was 114.0%. This is the #315 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cuesta College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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