Cuesta College | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Cuesta College is a 2-4 years, public school located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,340 for California residents and $11,000 for other students on average.

It offers 143 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 3 programs - 2 Certificate, 1 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Cuesta College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA
Online Students	3,285 Enrolled Online Exclusively 3,000 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,340 Out-of-State$11,000
Student to Faculty	27:1 (3.70%)
Total	3 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Associates	1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Cuesta College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,340 and $11,000 for non-California residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $391 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$1,338	$1,338	$1,338	$1,340	$1,340
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,898	$8,898	$8,702	$9,348	$11,000

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$46	$46	$46	$46	$46
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$315	$315	$309	$332	$391

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Cuesta College offers 143 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 1 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	65	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Archives Assisting	21	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Cuesta College, there are 9,908 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,285 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,285 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,000 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	9,908
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,285
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,000
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,623

By student location, out of a total of 3,285 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,223 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 8 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.