Cuesta College High Enrichment Program allows currently enrolled high school students to earn College credits. The Enrichment program is available to any high school student, who in the opinion of their school principal or high school administrator, would benefit from "advanced scholastic" or "vocational" college coursework offered at any Cuesta campus published in the online Class Finder schedule, which is open to the public and adult learners. Qualified students on their own accord, with the approval of their guardians and high school principal or administrator, apply and register under the Enrichment Program.
All students must submit a new Cuesta College application for each semester/term you plan to attend Cuesta as a high school student. Submission of a college application is required to activate registration.
Applying is easy and FREE! Complete and submit the California Community College Application using the CCCApply website.
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Once the application is complete, students will receive an Acceptance email from admit@cuesta.edu with instructions on how to complete the remaining steps.
First time applying?
You will need to create a CCCApply account before starting your Cuesta College application. Keep your CCCApply username and password in a safe place. After creating your CCCApply account, you are ready to apply to Cuesta College.
Important Information:
How to Apply?
Once you have applied and received the college's "Welcome to Cuesta" instruction email, you are ready to set up your student account in myCuesta.
How to set up your myCuesta account:
Click on the myCuesta logo at the top of this webpage then -
The Online Orientation is designed to provide you with information about college procedures, programs, support services and policies. Please give yourself about 15 minutes of quiet time to complete this step.
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Submission of a Permit To Enroll form is REQUIRED ONLY only once for Cuesta's Enrichment & CCAP courses and is valid for the duration of your entire time at your current high school.
Students must log into their myCuesta Student Portal to access the Permit to Enroll form.
Complete the Permit to Enroll now
Important Information
Submission of a High School Enrichment Registration Clearance Form is REQUIRED for EACH Enrichment course (the form is required for every enrichment course).
Consult with your high school counselor for recommendations and approval of degree-applicable course(s) to enroll in.
Students must log into their myCuesta Student Portal to access the High School Enrichment Registration Clearance Form.
Complete the High School Enrichment Registration Clearance Form now!
Students register via their myCuesta Portal after the Permit to Enroll has been approved and processed by Cuesta College.
Enrichment students, concurrently enrolled in grades 9-12, who have completed an admissions application, orientation, Permit to Enroll, and have met all course prerequisites/age restrictions, are eligible to enroll for courses on their assigned registration date. Please check student planning calendar for all critical dates: Student Planning Calendar
Enrichment students are restricted from registering in designated courses with age restrictions.Review a list of age restricted courses.
To add or drop classes, login to the myCuesta portal. Click on the Student Self Service portlet or icon. Click on "Register for Classes."
Enrollment Fees and Student Representation fee are waived. Student pays the following fees if applicable:
If you are being charged fees please complete the following exemption request form
It is very important that you read the instructor’s WELCOME LETTER for each class you register for, in order to be aware of the type of class you're in. Read your Instructor's welcome letter for information about their class, such as their required textbooks(s), instructional materials, important dates, proctored exams, or other course requirements.
Visit the Online Education Support page to find a list of available student resources, Canvas guides and software to help with the transition to online learning.
Help is provided online and by phone. Here is how you may contact us:
Spring 2024: 10/01/2023-01/05/2024
Summer 2024: 04/01/2024-06/03/2024
Fall 2024: 10/01/203-08/07/2024
Fall 2024: 10/01/2023-08/07/2024
Step 1: Student completes Permit To Enroll and submits.
*New students complete enrichment orientation
Step 2: Parent recieves Permit to Enroll via email for authorization and digital approval.
Step 3: High School Counselor/School Administrator authorizes and digitally approves student for enrollment at Cuesta College.
Step 4: Student completes High School Enrichment Registration Clearance Form.
*Processing time is dependent on orientation completion, Parent, and High School Counselor/Administrator digital approval.
Allow up to 5 business days after all signatures are collected.
Once approved students will recieve email confirmation to their Cuesta student email account.
Spring 2024: 10/27/2023
Summer 2024: 03/29/2024
Fall 2024:04/12/2024
Spring 2024: 12/6/2023-01/14/2024
Summer 2024: 04/23/2024-06/11/2024
Fall 2024:05/21/2024-08/12/2024
Students register for courses via myCuesta student portal.
View PDF Registration Guide or view video tutorial.
Spring 2024: January 16
Summer 2024: June 10
Fall 2024:August 12
Online courses - Access courses via myCuesta student portal by selecting the Canvas portlet button.
In Person courses - Show up to the listed classroom and campus location at the time and date provided on your class schedule.
When a student registers online in myCuesta, he/she will be offered a waitlist seat (if available) for a closed/full class. The waitlist is only available before the class meets during open online registration.
To enroll in a waitlist seat, the student must select "Wait Listed" under the Action drop-down option in their myCuesta Summary and then select "Submit."
A student's enrollment in a waitlist seat will appear in myCuesta with a status of WL or Waitlisted.
Find out more about the waitlist here.
Please Note the Following:
A submission of a permit to enroll and/or registraton enrichment clearance forms are only step one in the process for processing and clearing students for registration.
The following things must occur for the Permit to Enroll process:
The following things must occur for the High Schooll Enrichment Registration Form process:
This process can take up to 5 business days.
Student's Right to Privacy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 protects the privacy of a student's education records by placing limits on whom may have access to the records, what information may be shared or disclosed, and how that information may be used. Cuesta College complies with FERPA and has strict policies and procedures in place governing student records, because students enrolled in the High School Enrichment program are considered college students (even if underage), Cuesta College does not permit access to their education records or disclose information to anyone (including parents).
This means that if calling, emailing, or visiting Cuesta College to get any kind of student record information, the enrolled students MUST be the person of contact. We cannot give any student record information to parents or guardians, regardless of the student's age. Students may authorize a third party access to their student records, by completing a FERPA release authorization.
How Does High School Credit Work?
High School Enrichment students take college courses. This means that Cuesta College does not make equivalencies to high school courses. Some high schools may give credit for out courses to meet high school graduation requirements, and we highly suggest you speak to your students high school counselor for more information.
College Credit and Atmosphere
All courses attempted in the High School Enrichment program will become part of the student's permanent college record, including the corresponding credit and GPA.
High School Enrichment students may be exposed to material you may deem unsuitable. However, Cuesta College instructors must teach based on the requirements of the course and have the academic freedom to teach in manner appropriate for the course.
Students in grades 6-8 who are certified as "highly gifted" by their school district may request to attend Cuesta College concurrently. "Highly gifted pupil" means a gifted and talented pupil who has achieved a measured intelligence quotient of 150 or more points on an assessment of intelligence administered by qualified personnel or has demonstrated extraordinary aptitude and achievement in language arts (english), mathematics, science, or other academic subjects, as evaluated and confirmed by both the pupil’s teacher and principal.
Approval of enrollment of students who have not completed 8th grade shall be made by the Director of Outreach and Enrollment Services, Aaron Borgeson.
Submission of a Challenge form is REQUIRED for each semester/term you plan to attend as a high school student.
Required Approval and Documentation
Complete the Permit to Enroll now!
Once all signatures are obtained. The Director of Outreach and Enrollment Services or designee will schedule a meeting with a parent and student. The Director of Outreach and Enrollment Services, Aaron Borgeson or designee will determine if the student has the abilities and sufficient preparation to benefit from instruction and whether the student's safety and that of other students will not be affected by their enrollment. Determination may be done by applying on or more of the following:
myCuesta Pathway Advisory: Dual Enrollment student are assigned a unique program/major designation of HS_ENRICHMNT that may not be changed while a Dual Enrollment student. Use the "What if" feature.
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