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Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, California Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Foothill College is a public four-year institution in Los Altos Hills, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 12,949 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Foothill College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Electrician, and Sheet Metal Technology. It awarded 2,338 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
12,949
Students enrolled
2,338
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 93

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Construction Trades 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Social Sciences 9
Health Professions 10
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Education 4
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 3
Physical Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 4
English Language and Literature 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Engineering 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
50
Associate degrees
971
Certificates under 1 year
708
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
609

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,949
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,949
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,858
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
50%
Men
50%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
30%
Two or more races
6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
52
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
54%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Kristina Whalen
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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