Foothill College

12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022

Website: Foothill College

Entrance to Foothill College
Entrance to Foothill College
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Foothill College School Description

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

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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 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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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
49%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 5,526
Students Receiving Aid:
22%
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Foothill College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Foothill College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Part-Time 51%
Full-Time 49%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 41%
Asian 28%
Other 16%
Hispanic 12%
African-American 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 72%
Out-of-State 28%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Foothill College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 711 $ 5,526  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 585 $ 5,400  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 126 $ 126  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,850 9%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 772 20%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,615 1%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,346 3%  
Any Aid:
  22%  

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]
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