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Foothill College Overview

Located in Los Altos Hills, California, Foothill College is a public institution. Foothill College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Foothill College Known For?

2,327 Undergraduate Awards
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Foothill College.
  • In 2019-2020, 32% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Foothill College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $58,157 a year. That's about 43% more than their peers at other schools.

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Foothill College Rankings

Foothill College is ranked #113 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 152 colleges in California, it is ranked at #12.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Foothill College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#35 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Foothill College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Foothill College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#5 Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Schools College Factual
#9 Best Dental Support Services Schools College Factual
#9 Best Radiologic Technology Schools College Factual
#22 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#46 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search
#55 Best Allied Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Foothill College?

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Contact details for Foothill College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: 650-949-7777
Website: www.foothill.edu

How Do I Get Into Foothill College?

You can apply to Foothill College online at: foothill.edu/reg/admission/apply.html

Foothill College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Foothill College?

2% Take Out Loans
11.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Foothill College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $6,132 a year. That adds up to $24,528 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Foothill College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Foothill College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,016 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,605 undergraduate students at Foothill College, with 4,016 being full-time and 10,589 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,016 full-time undergraduates at Foothill College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Foothill College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 932
Black or African American 156
Hispanic or Latino 1,192
White 994
International Students 380
Other Races/Ethnicities 362

Over 88 countries are represented at Foothill College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Hong Kong.

Online Learning at Foothill College

11,755 Took All Classes Online
12,086 Took At Least One Class Online
36.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 12,086 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Foothill College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Foothill College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Foothill College was 36.3%. This is the #635 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Foothill College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Foothill College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 11 2 618 0 631
General Psychology 0 169 0 0 169
Business Administration & Management 4 144 0 0 148
Communication & Media Studies 48 87 0 0 135
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 90 2 0 0 92
Allied Health Professions 7 67 4 0 78
Dental Support Services 0 3 1 72 76
General Social Sciences 0 69 0 0 69
Human Development & Family Studies 40 26 0 0 66
Health Sciences & Services 0 64 0 0 64
Sociology 0 62 0 0 62
Precision Metal Working 0 0 57 0 57
Mathematics 0 52 0 0 52
Computer Science 0 51 0 0 51
Biological & Physical Science 27 19 0 0 46
Geography & Cartography 32 11 0 0 43
General Biology 0 40 0 0 40
Special Education 9 27 3 0 39
Economics 0 38 0 0 38
Computer Programming 35 0 0 0 35
Accounting 5 27 2 0 34
Design & Applied Arts 7 23 3 0 33
Health & Physical Education 1 27 0 0 28
Political Science & Government 0 27 0 0 27
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 2 22 0 24
Audiovisual Communications 6 13 4 0 23
Anthropology 0 17 0 0 17
Fine & Studio Arts 1 15 0 0 16
General English Literature 0 15 0 0 15
Horticulture 2 6 4 0 12
Physics 0 12 0 0 12
Music 4 5 0 0 9
General Engineering 0 8 0 0 8
East Asian Languages 0 8 0 0 8
History 0 8 0 0 8
Ethnic Studies 0 7 0 0 7
Romance Languages 0 7 0 0 7
Philosophy 0 7 0 0 7
Drama & Theater Arts 0 7 0 0 7
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 6 0 0 6
Chemistry 0 6 0 0 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 6 0 0 6
Computer Software & Applications 4 0 0 0 4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 4 0 0 4
Information Technology 3 0 0 0 3
Area Studies 0 3 0 0 3
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 2 0 0 2
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 336 1,201 718 72 2,327

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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