Offered Programs at Cuesta
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Offered Through Online Classes
AS
Total Number of Programs
140
Total Number of Online Programs
3
Total Number of Completers
5,491
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
Cuesta College offers 140 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 76 Associate, 18 1-2 Years certificates, 2 2-4 Years Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 3 programs are available through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 1 Associate program in the virtual environment.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 5,491 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Cuesta College.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 76 | 1 | 1,403 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 18 | 0 | 2,198 |
| 2-4 Years Certificate | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Total | 140 | 3 | 5,491 |
Best Programs
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $77,100 |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | $60,700 |
Popular Programs
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | 58 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 248 | - |
| Psychology | 98 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 78 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 64 | - |
| Sociology | 52 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | 638 | - |
| Education | 284 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 233 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 113 | - |
| Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | 78 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 0 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 34 | - |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Legal Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 11 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 2,084 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 2,084 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 0 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Electrician | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Building Construction Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 9 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 12 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Interior Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 7 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 28 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 2,198 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 58 completers | - |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | ✕ | 58 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 58 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Crop Production | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 8 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 80 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 64 | - |
| Journalism | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 9 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 8 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| Education | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 24 | - |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Pre-Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 7 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 54 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 34 | - |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Legal Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 8 | - |
English Language and Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 26 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 326 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 248 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 78 | - |
Library Science
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library Science | ✔ (1 completers) | 11 completers | - |
| Library and Archives Assisting | ✔ | 11 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 24 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 25 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 1 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 13 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 10 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 98 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 98 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 41 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 41 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 146 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 48 | - |
| International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 32 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 52 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Electrician | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Building Construction Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 9 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Interior Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Drawing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sculpture | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 6 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 82 completers | - |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 2 | $60,700 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 45 | $77,100 |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 9 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 147 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 145 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 21 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Total | 1,403 |