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Cuesta College company history timeline

1970

In 1970, Cuesta broke ground on its current campus west of Camp San Luis Obispo.

1998

In the fall of 1998, the District opened the North County Campus on a 105-acre site in Paso Robles.

2005

In the summer of 2005, the first permanent building opened to students: The Fox Family Building.

2014

In February of 2014, it was announced that Cuesta's "on warning" status was removed, and that the school meets all standards for accreditation.

On November 4, 2014, the voters of San Luis Obispo County passed Measure L, a $275 million general obligation bond to improve Cuesta College.

2016

In the fall of 2016, approximately 7,012 students were served on the San Luis Obispo Campus.

The campus, built almost exclusively with private gift support, has grown from 1,200 students the first semester to 3,071 students in fall 2016.

In the spring of 2016, the college brought back its free Emeritus College non-credit courses for adults, providing a free source for lifelong learning, vocational education, and cultural development for adult community members.

In 2016, Cuesta College launched the Cambria Promise, providing a fee-free second year to all Coast Unified School District high school grads.

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