SLO Reporter

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.

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	-	-	-	-