Welcome from the President…
Welcome to the Cuesta College Performing Arts Department website. Here you will find useful information and links to just about everything in both music and drama.
Cuesta College is a two-year community institution located in the heart of the Chorro Valley on the beautiful Central Coast of California. It is a fully accredited and premier community college which provides accessible, high quality education that focuses on student success, lifelong learning, and community vitality. The college is comprised of just under 11,000 students who are primarily transfer oriented; in fact, Cuesta is the largest transfer institution in the state. Our department has witnessed successful students move onto larger institutions such as CSU Northridge, CSU East Bay (Hayward), CSU Long Beach, CSU Fresno, CSU San Francisco, Berklee College of Music, CSU San Jose, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, University of North Texas and Eastman School of Music.
The Cuesta Performing Arts Department is comprised of both the Music and Drama areas. Both enjoy nationally recognized reputations as outstanding programs. Our success is directly linked to our internationally recognized teaching staff, consisting of professional musicians and award-winning educators. We invite you to peruse our numerous and comprehensive course offerings. Please contact our department with any inquiries regarding enrollment, class descriptions, policies, auditions and/or any general questions. It is our desire to serve you with the knowledge and expertise to help you reach your future life goals. We enthusiastically encourage you to become part of an exciting and thriving department here at Cuesta College.
Ed Maduli
Interim Superintendent/President, Cuesta College