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Health Sciences & Services at Cuesta College

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Cuesta College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Cuesta College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Cuesta College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

83% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Cuesta College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 66
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cuesta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 117

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers 6,160 $49,260

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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