San Luis Obispo Education
San Luis Obispo's superior educational institutions and facilities include San Luis Coastal Unified School District for K-12, Cuesta Community College and California Polytechnic State University. All are progressive, safe and boast excellent faculty and programs.
| San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) |
San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) includes 15 schools and serves approximately 7,400 students. Several schools have been honored as Blue Ribbon Schools and California Distinguished Schools. Diana Barnhart, Los Osos Middle School science teacher, was selected as California Teacher-of-the-Year. Additional information about these prestigious awards and our District is available on its website www.slcusd.org.
| Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School |
Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School is located in the heart of San Luis Obispo. Mission College Prep, as locals call it, creates a culture of care and accountability in partnership with families to form women and men of scholarship, inspiration, and leadership in service to deeper life with God and deeper life with one another. The high school is a Catholic School in the Diocese of Monterey school system, and is one of four Dioceses of Monterey Catholic Schools located in San Luis Obispo County. The other three are grammar schools, grades pre-school through eighth grade (Old Mission School, St. Rose and St. Patrick's). The Mission College Prep high school is a landmark of sorts in San Luis Obispo as it has been open for 100 years. And the high school has had a college acceptance rate of 99 percent over the last 10 years. Find additional information is available at www.missionprep.org.
Cuesta College is located at the heart of scenic San Luis Obispo County, and is highly regarded throughout the state for its excellent educational programs, responsive student services and exceptional faculty and staff. In 1996 the college received a Silver Medal Eureka Award for Quality and Service Excellence. Cuesta has 151 full-time and 324 part-time faculty, 61 degree programs and 70 certificate programs. Additional information is available on its website, www.cuesta.edu.
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university. Cal Poly's "learn by doing" educational philosophy guides the instruction of more than 18,000 students. Cal Poly is routinely ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the finest technical universities in the West.
Besides its excellent academic reputation, Cal Poly's outstanding programs and location attracts students. The 6,000-acre main campus is nestled in the foothills of San Luis Obispo, minutes from beaches, hiking and othe outdoor pursuits. The campus totals 9,678 acres, making Cal Poly the second-largest land-holding university in California (second only to UC Berkeley), and one of the largest land-holding universities in the nation. Cal Poly, however, uses all of its land for educational and public purposes. Cal Poly has about 1,180 faculty members, with a student-faculty ratio of 19-1. Additional information is available on its website, www.calpoly.edu.
Laurus College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to offer Certificate programs. The San Luis Obispo-based college provides a comprehensive training approach which enables students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to real life situations. The Laurus System incorporates "real world" projects with the students' ongoing lesson plans. The mission of Laurus College is “to provide every student with a quality education and a quality experience” that prepares them for success in the global marketplace. Laurus College provides a comprehensive training approach in fields such as IT Service, 3D Animation, Business, Medical Billing, Web Design, and Computer Networking. For more information, visit www.lauruscollege.com. |
