Cuesta College

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Cuesta College


Established	1963
Type	Public Community College
President	Ed Maduli (interim)
Faculty	165 full-time 414 part-time
Staff	245
Students	11,150
Location	San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Address	Hwy 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106
Telephone	(805) 546-3100
Campus	Suburban (150-acres)
Colors	Green and white
Nickname	Cougars
Website	www.cuesta.edu

Cuesta College is a public community college located in San Luis Obispo County off the Central Coast of California. It currently offers 76 Associate's degree programs and 96 certificate programs. Cuesta is a part of the California Community Colleges system and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Located on the famed California Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway), the Cuesta campus is six miles from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and six miles from San Luis Obispo (SLO).

A number of Cuesta students transfer to the public California State University and University of California systems, including the nearby Cal Poly campus, as well as private colleges and universities.

[edit] History

The first community college in the San Luis Obispo area was founded in 1916 as a division of San Luis Obispo High School, it lasted until the United States entered World War I. A second junior college was formed in 1936, but ceased operation in June 1959. On April 16, 1963, voters in SLO County agreed to form a community college district, forming the San Luis Obispo County Junior College District. In 1964, a limited evening division began at Camp San Luis Obispo, a California National Guard facility located between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. On October 4, 1965, the college was officially named Cuesta College. In 1970, Cuesta broke ground on its current campus west of Camp San Luis Obispo.