[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 
              COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT'S CUESTA COLLEGE

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commemorate the 50th 
Anniversary of the San Luis Obispo County Community College District's 
Cuesta College.
   On April 16, 1963, the San Luis Obispo Community College District 
was established by local voters to serve the residents of the Central 
Coast. Its first classes were provided in 1964, and it became a fully 
operational campus and was given the name Cuesta College in 1965. 
Ground was broken for Cuesta's first permanent buildings in 1970, and 
since that time, the San Luis Obispo campus has flourished into a high-
quality, well-equipped and dynamic institution of higher learning.
   Cuesta College expanded to include a North County Campus in Paso 
Robles in 1998 and now offers off-campus evening instruction at its 
South County Center in Arroyo Grande. In addition to its academic 
course offerings, Cuesta provides technical, vocational, and continuing 
education programs to better serve a variety of students throughout the 
county. Cuesta College now serves more than 11,000 students among all 
its campuses.
   Cuesta College is a source of great pride for San Luis Obispo County 
and the entire Central Coast. I commend its faculty, administration and 
other teaching staff for their commitment to excellence and dedication 
to the students they serve.
   Today, I congratulate Cuesta on 50 successful years in providing 
high-quality educational resources to Central Coast students. I am 
honored to represent such an esteemed institution and look forward to 
seeing the important and innovative resources Cuesta will continue to 
provide to our local students in the years to come.

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