Cuesta College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$1,288
2023 Enrolled Students
10,437
27.4% Full-Time

Costs

Tuition Costs

$1,288
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

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Enrollment

Cuesta College had a total enrollment of 10,437 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Cuesta College is 2,856 students and the part-time enrollment is 7,581. This means that 27.4% of students enrolled at Cuesta College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Cuesta College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.5% White, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.71% Two or More Races, 2.83% Asian, 1.98% Black or African American, 0.45% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.22% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Cuesta College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (26.3%), followed by White Female (25.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (17.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

27.4%
Full-Time Enrollment

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Retention Rate over Time

69%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Cuesta College was 69%.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    5,061 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    3,668 enrolled students
  3. Two or More Races
    700 enrolled students

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 418 students (4%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In N/A, N/A N/A women than men received degrees from Cuesta College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Cuesta College is white (2,408 degrees awarded). There were 1.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1,383 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Cuesta College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Library Science (78 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,752 degrees), and Human Sciences (152 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cuesta College are Accountants & auditors (1,010,128 people), Other managers (734,178 people), Financial managers (511,295 people), Chief executives & legislators (394,201 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (250,636 people).

The most specialized majors at Cuesta College in 2023 are Library Science (78 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,752 degrees), Human Sciences (152 degrees), Business (1,036 degrees), and Architecture and Related Services (17 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cuesta College are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Skincare specialists, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Cuesta College are Library Science (78 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,752 degrees), Human Sciences (152 degrees), Business (1,036 degrees), and Architecture and Related Services (17 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cuesta College are uninformed (1,474,851 people), Elementary & secondary schools (651,002 people), Computer Systems Design (539,132 people), Construction (430,582 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (420,124 people).

The most specialized majors at Cuesta College are Library Science (78 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,752 degrees), Human Sciences (152 degrees), Business (1,036 degrees), and Architecture and Related Services (17 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Cuesta College.
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Time to Complete

24%
100% Completion Time
44%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 24% of students graduating from Cuesta College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 48% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
American Indian or Alaska Native Female
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Cuesta College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all N/A, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.535% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    2,408 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,383 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    281 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Cuesta College is white (2,408 degrees awarded). There were 1.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1,383 degrees).

1.53% of degree recipients (68 students) did not report their race.

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Operations

Cuesta College has an endowment valued at nearly $37.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year.

In 2023, Cuesta College had a total salary expenditure of 110M. Cuesta College employs 124 Instructors. Most academics at Cuesta College are Male Instructor (64), and Female Instructor (60).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cuesta College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 112 employees, Management, with 38 employees, and Service with 37 employees.

Endowment

$37.7M
2023 Endowment
15%
growth from 2022

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $3.41M - Federal
  2. $9.54M - State
  3. $2.5M - Local

As of 2023, Cuesta College received $3.41M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $9.54M from state grants and contracts, and $2.5M from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$44.1M
2023 Salaries
5.66%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Cuesta College paid a median of $44.1M in salaries, which represents 40.2% of their overall expenditure ($110M) and a 5.66% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 3% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 3.92% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Instructional Salaries

$15.4M
Instructional Salaries
124
Number of Employees

In 2023, Cuesta College paid a total of $15.4M to 124 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.9% of all salaries paid.

Occupations by Share

Instructor
Most Common Instructor
124 Employees
Office and Administrative Support
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
112 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Cuesta College was Instructor with 124 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cuesta College were Office and Administrative Support with 112 employees, Management with 38 employees, and Service with 37 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Male Instructor
  2. Female Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Cuesta College was Male Instructor with 64 employees, and Female Instructor with 60 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Cuesta College.

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