Foothill College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Foothill College, also referred to as FC, is a coeducational, community college located in Los Altos Hills, California, United States. It was established on January 15, 1957 as Foothill Junior College. The "Junior" was later dropped under protest from the founder, Dr. Calvin C. Flint, and it was given its present moniker.

The athletic teams are called the Foothill Owls. The official mascot is an Owl. The college sponsors various sports programs including water polo, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, softball, tennis, and golf.

Notable alumni of the college include Brad Gilbert, All American tennis player and coach to Andre Agassi; Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies; and Jon Nakamatsu, famous Japanese-American pianist.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in construction trades, music, therapy and counseling, nutrition and exercise therapy, production trades, hospitality, landscaping and horticulture, and drama and performing arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 19,485 in 2009-2010 (9,230 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 26% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (56 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (58 awarded)

• Construction Trades
• Electrician
• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

DESIGN (6 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (19 awarded)

• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management

HOSPITALITY (15 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (19 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (126 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Broadcast Journalism
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (209 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Physician Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (74 awarded)

• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

• Psychology