Foothill College

Quick Facts

Location: Southwest
Type: Public
Size: Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Entrance to Foothill College
Entrance to Foothill College
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School Description
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The vision for Foothill College is built on the following core values, purpose and mission.

Our core values are honesty, integrity, trust, openness and forgiveness.
Our purpose is to provide educational opportunity for all with innovation and distinction.
Our mission is to provide lower division academic instruction, career programs, and continuous workforce improvement to advance California's economic growth and global competitiveness.

Foothill College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Foothill College is a community college located in Los Altos Hills, California and is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. It was founded on January 15, 1957 by Founding Superintendent and President Dr. Calvin C. Flint.

History

In July 1956, Henry M. Gunn, superintendent of the Palo Alto School District, called a meeting of local school superintendents that led to the creation of Foothill College. Calvin Flint, then President of Monterey Peninsula College was hired as the first District Superintendent and President; he started work on March 1, 1958.

Candidates for the new college's name, besides Foothill, were Peninsula, Junipero Serra, Mid-Peninsula, Earl Warren, Herbert Hoover, North Santa Clara, Altos, Valley, Skyline, Highland, and Intercity. At first the name was Foothill Junior College, but because Flint insisted that his new college would be "not junior to anyone", the Board dropped the "Junior" in September 1958.

Foothill held its first classes in the old Highway painting School campus on El Camino Real in Mountain View on September 15, 1958. It was accredited by March of the next year and was the first school in the state to ever reach full accreditation in less than six months. The owl mascot originated from a concrete owl that was a decoration on the Highway School's bell tower; it was later moved to the new campus.

Today, Foothill College is regarded as one of the most beautiful and successful community colleges in the United States. Its unique neo-Japanese architecture is well-known among architects; the campus was designed by architect Ernest Kump and landscape architect Hideo Sasaki.

Traditionally, it serves the communities of Los Altos Hills, Los Altos, Mountain View, East Palo Alto and Palo Alto; together these communities form the northwest corner of Silicon Valley. The college sits next to Interstate 280, at the interchange with El Monte Road.

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Students & Campus Life
Full Time Students: 49%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 4,572
Students Receiving Aid: 22%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Part-Time 51%
Full-Time 49%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 42%
Asian 24%
Other 20%
Hispanic 11%
African-American 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 70%
Out-of-State 30%
Percent of Students International: 2%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 837 $ 4,572  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 765 $ 4,500  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 72 $ 72  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,897 8%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 462 19%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 650 1%  
Student Loans:
$ 6,300 1%  
Any Aid:
  22%  

Degree Programs at Foothill College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Foothill College

Career Education Majors

Photos

  • Entrance to Foothill College
    Entrance to Foothill College [source]
  • Example of Foothill's unique campus architecture
    Example of Foothill's unique campus architecture [source]
  • Old concrete owl mascot, located near Parking Lot 4.
    Old concrete owl mascot, located near Parking Lot 4. [source]