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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 162 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 159 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 1.9%
- No Data159 · 98.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 14
- Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,906 students received $8.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 371 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Foothill College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 6
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Foothill College vs Peer comparison
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 |
| — | — | 6,278 | $8,957 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,625 | $10 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,842 | $4,616 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,267 | $7,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,141 | $9,280 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,838 | $15,517 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,901 | $1,504 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,538 | $6,522 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,425 | $4,667 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,336 | $12,591 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,083 | $2,244 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,328 | $15,805 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,022 | $14,742 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,909 | $5,198 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,061 | $14,130 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,609 | $16,658 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,572 | -$1,180 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,655 | $1,842 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 56% | — | 8,835 | $6,897 |
Institutions like Foothill College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Foothill College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeCalifornia
Berkeley City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,278Net price$8,957View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cabrillo College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,457Net price$13,328View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Canada College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,625Net price$10View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chabot College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,842Net price$4,616View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
City College of San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,267Net price$7,272View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of Alameda
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,141Net price$9,280View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of Marin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,838Net price$15,517View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of San Mateo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,901Net price$1,504View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Contra Costa College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,538Net price$6,522View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
De Anza College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,425Net price$4,667View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Diablo Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,228Net price$6,142View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Evergreen Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,336Net price$12,591View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Gavilan College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,083Net price$2,244View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Laney College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,328Net price$15,805View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Las Positas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,103Net price$4,175View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Merritt College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,022Net price$14,742View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Mission College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,909Net price$5,198View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Ohlone College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,061Net price$14,130View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
San Jose City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,609Net price$16,658View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Skyline College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,572Net price-$1,180View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
West Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,655Net price$1,842View data
Foothill College 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 page- Kelaiah HillRecorder (Institutional Effectiveness Committee)
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Foothill College (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
Frequently asked questions about Foothill College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Foothill College.
What is the graduation rate at Foothill College?
How many students attend Foothill College?
What is the average net price at Foothill College?
Where is Foothill College located?
Who runs Institutional Research at Foothill College?
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Foothill College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card