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Coordinates: 35°19′47.89″N 120°44′32.47″W / 35.3299694°N 120.7423528°W
Cuesta College 
Established 1963 Type Public Community College President Gil Stork Academic staff 165 full-time
414 part-timeAdmin. staff 245 Students 11,150 Location San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Campus Suburban - 150 acres (61 ha) Colors Green and white Nickname Cougars Website www.cuesta.edu Cuesta College is a public community college located in San Luis Obispo County near 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 State Route 1, the Cuesta campus is six miles (9.7 km) from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and six miles (9.7 km) from San Luis Obispo (SLO). Cuesta College also has a satellite campus, known as 'North County Campus', located twenty-nine miles (47 km) to the northeast of the main campus, in Paso Robles. Limited course offerings are also available at two other sites within the county operated by Cuesta College, one located at Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, and the other located at Nipomo High School in Nipomo.
A number of Cuesta students transfer to the public California State University and University of California systems, including the nearby Cal Poly SLO campus, as well as private colleges and universities.
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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 1919 with the United States involved in World War I. Cal Poly had a junior college division from 1927 to 1932. Miramonte College of Atascadero filled the void as a private institution from 1933 to 1936. The county's second public junior college was formed in 1936 as a part of San Luis Obispo High School District, 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.
Athletics
In athletics, Cuesta fields 7 sports for men, and 9 for women. The school's athletic mascot is the Cougar, and the school colors are green and white.
Notable alumni
- Jay Asher, children's author
- Sam Blakeslee, California State Senator
- Kristof Ongenaet, forward who played for Syracuse University
- Gabrielle Union, actress
- Jake Shields, All-American wrestler and professional mixed martial artist
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Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1963
- California Community Colleges System
- Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Western United States university stubs
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