About 30.7 percent of the 1,412 degrees and certificates handed out by Cuesta College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Obispo conferred 275 associate’s degrees and 159 certificates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 195 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 159 certificates in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies and 92 associate’s degrees in general business administration and management.
The college enrolled 11,024 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 195 | 159 | 354 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 80 | – | 80 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 275 | 159 | 434 | 30.7 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 46 | 46 | 92 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | 7 | 73 | 80 | |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | 72 | – | 72 | |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | 1 | 23 | 24 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 8 | 14 | 22 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 139 | 157 | 296 | 21 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 92 | 4 | 96 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 93 | 7 | 100 | 7.1 |
| Sociology | 30 | – | 30 | |
| Economics, General | 23 | – | 23 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Anthropology | 6 | – | 6 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | – | – | – | |
| Social Sciences total | 84 | – | 84 | 6 |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 37 | 3 | 40 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | – | – | – | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 59 | 3 | 62 | 4.4 |
| Psychology, General | 55 | – | 55 | |
| Psychology total | 55 | – | 55 | 3.9 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 34 | – | 34 | |
| Radio and Television | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Journalism | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 49 | – | 49 | 3.5 |
| Music, General | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Graphic Design | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | – | – | – | |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | – | – | – | |
| Drawing | – | – | – | |
| Interior Design | – | – | – | |
| Sculpture | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 41 | 4 | 45 | 3.2 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 29 | – | 29 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 35 | – | 35 | 2.5 |
| Mathematics, General | 31 | – | 31 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 31 | – | 31 | 2.2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 27 | – | 27 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 27 | – | 27 | 1.9 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 26 | – | 26 | 1.8 |
| Physics, General | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Chemistry, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 23 | – | 23 | 1.6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 18 | – | 18 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 18 | – | 18 | 1.3 |
| Electrician | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Building Construction Technology | – | – | – | |
| Construction Trades total | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1.2 |
| History, General | 17 | – | 17 | |
| History total | 17 | – | 17 | 1.2 |
| Library and Archives Assisting | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Library Science, Other | – | – | – | |
| Library Science total | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Information Technology | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | – | – | – | |
| Computer Science | – | – | – | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 14 | – | 14 | 1 |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Precision Production total | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Pre-Engineering | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Engineering total | 10 | – | 10 | 0.7 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | – | – | – | |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 8 | – | 8 | 0.6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 7 | – | 7 | 0.5 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Legal Studies, General | – | – | – | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 4 | – | 4 | 0.3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 4 | – | 4 | 0.3 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians, Other | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | – | – | – |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | – | – | – | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | – | – | – |
| Philosophy | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | – | – | – | – |
