Foothill College
About
Foothill College is a public community college in Los Altos Hills, California. It is part of the Foothill–De Anza Community College District. It was founded on January 15, 1957, and offers 84 associate degree programs, two bachelor's degree programs, and 124 certificate programs.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Foothill College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Foothill College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFoothill College | 56% | — | 12,949 | $7,549 | Baccalaureate |
Berkeley City College | — | — | 6,278 | $8,957 | Community College |
Cabrillo College | — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College |
Canada College | — | — | 6,625 | $10 | Community College |
Chabot College | — | — | 12,842 | $4,616 | Community College |
City College of San Francisco | — | — | 19,267 | $7,272 | Community College |
College of Alameda | — | — | 6,141 | $9,280 | Community College |
College of Marin | — | — | 4,838 | $15,517 | Community College |
College of San Mateo | — | — | 9,901 | $1,504 | Community College |
Contra Costa College | — | — | 6,538 | $6,522 | Community College |
De Anza College | — | — | 17,425 | $4,667 | Community College |
Diablo Valley College | — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College |
Evergreen Valley College | — | — | 9,336 | $12,591 | Community College |
Gavilan College | — | — | 6,083 | $2,244 | Community College |
Laney College | — | — | 9,328 | $15,805 | Community College |
Las Positas College | — | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College |
Merritt College | — | — | 7,022 | $14,742 | Community College |
Mission College | — | — | 6,909 | $5,198 | Community College |
Ohlone College | — | — | 9,061 | $14,130 | Community College |
San Jose City College | — | — | 8,609 | $16,658 | Community College |
Skyline College | — | — | 9,572 | -$1,180 | Baccalaureate |
West Valley College | — | — | 7,655 | $1,842 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 56% | — | 8,835 | $6,897 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research and Planning homepage for Foothill College is currently under construction. It invites visitors to check back soon for updates and to provide feedback on how the website can be improved. The physical address and phone number for Foothill College are provided.
Visit IR office pageDocuments & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
IR job openings (1)
Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.
Notable alumni (19)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Adrienne BarbeauEntertainment
- Gene BlockAcademia
- Chrisann BrennanArt
- Rosalind CreasyHorticulture
- Kirill DmitrievBusiness
- Debbi FieldsBusiness
- Brad GilbertSports
- Andrew HubermanScience
- Linda J. LeZottePolitics
- Brennan MarionSports
- Jon NakamatsuMusic
- Juice NewtonMusic
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