Scholarships

Cuesta College offers a variety of scholarships to help pay for the costs of attending college. Scholarships are awarded to students based on various special qualifications, such as academic achievement, artistic abilities, demonstrated leadership, athletic talents, or to students who are in particular fields of study, members of underrepresented groups, or who demonstrate a financial need.

Scholarships are provided to Cuesta College students by the generosity of foundations, corporations, and individual donors. Cuesta College offers over 700 institutional scholarships through the Cuesta College Foundation.

To be considered for any of these scholarships, you must submit a Cuesta College Scholarship Application.

You will find useful information about the Cuesta College Scholarship Application, the Cuesta Promise, links to scholarship databases and information about outside scholars visit our Scholarships page.