Foothill College
- 4 Year
- LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA
College
Foothill College
- 4 Year
- LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA
- Rating 3.93 out of 5 477 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade C+
- Valuegrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade A+
- Athleticsgrade C
- Party Scenegrade C minus
- Professorsgrade C
- Locationgrade B+
- Dormsgrade unavailable
- Campus Foodgrade unavailable
- Student Lifegrade B+
- Safetygrade A
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Foothill College Rankings
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Foothill Admissions
Acceptance Rate
100%
Application Deadline
Rolling Admissions
SAT Range
No data available
ACT Range
No data available
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
No data available
Early Decision/Early Action
No data available
Application Website
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Cost
Net Price
$6,662 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$4,661 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
45%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade C
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
27:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
92%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 51 responses68%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 53 responses73%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 52 responsesMajors
Most Popular Majors
- Liberal Arts and Humanities702 Graduates
- Psychology148 Graduates
- Business134 Graduates
- Communications81 Graduates
- Social Science Research Methods77 Graduates
- Mathematics61 Graduates
- Computer Science52 Graduates
- Economics51 Graduates
- Sociology50 Graduates
- Anthropology45 Graduates
Online
Online Programs Offered
41
Offers Online Courses
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
15
Online Associates Programs
26
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
4,169 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
10,954
Undergrads Over 25
25%
Pell Grant
17%
Varsity Athletes
5%
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$46,500 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
61%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
83%
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I loved my experience at Foothill College, and highly encourage returning or high school students to consider attending this college. I was a low-income, first-gen student with no idea on how to navigate higher education. I came here because of Foothill Promise, which is two years of FREE tuition AND book costs. they have a food pantry which is a lot more accessible and higher quality than other community colleges as well as four-year universities due to their concentration on solving food insecurity in their students. Campus had a good atmosphere because it is all trees and nature, so it was nice to look at it and be on campus. Immersive campus culture and had a very active student government/club life which is VERY rare in community colleges. Overall, I loved attending here because of the college administrations' personal investment in their students and equity work. Attending UCLA for the next two years as a transfer student, due to their TAP program and great counseling!
From the experience I have had at Foothill so far, I really hope things improve for me personally in the future quarters. I feel as though my only starting Foothill and the fact that my first quarter was fully online, hindered what would be the full experience of Foothill college for me. I feel as though there is a lot to Foothill that I have yet to discover or appreciate because of my limited and restricted experiences and knowledge of the campus. In fact, there were times where because of the virtual setting, I was just unmotivated to work on the school work and even wondered why I was deciding and going through with community college.
On the other hand, I do recognize that the professors were very understanding of my IEP and respect my accommodations. I just think I need to be on campus more.
On the other hand, I do recognize that the professors were very understanding of my IEP and respect my accommodations. I just think I need to be on campus more.
The concept of community college must not be underestimated. The rewards and results of participating in an educational system are derived from the students efforts, and lesser of what one believes of the standards a professor holds. Community college beyond all else, provides a fruitful learning environment––conducive for all walks of life to develop their drive for learning. This is very valuable. The drive to learn is paramount in the initiation of ones higher-educational studies, since albeit other colleges may have materially higher standards and content, some of those who jump to 4-year universities fail and drop out for lack of drive. Foothill College provides the means for enjoying ones education and allowing a student whom have struggled or excelled in high school, take further ownership of their learning, thus allowing no material educational standard to faze them.