Education at Cuesta College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Cuesta College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Cuesta College Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Education

Cuesta College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Education Associate’s Program

86% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Cuesta College are white. Around 66% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cuesta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	24
General Education	2

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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