Cuesta College Computer Science Programs

Located in San Luis Obispo, California, Cuesta College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of San Luis Obispo makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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

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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, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Cuesta College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Cuesta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,661 undergraduate students at Cuesta College, with 2,613 being full-time and 7,048 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,613 full-time undergraduates at Cuesta College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

Cuesta College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Web & Multimedia Design	8	0	8
Information Technology	0	7	7
Computer & IS Security	1	6	7
Computer Support Specialist	1	0	1
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0
General Computer Programming	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	13	23

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.