Foothill College

About

Type: Public, 4-year
Location: Los Altos Hills, California
Website: foothill.edu
Undergraduates: 12,949
Student-faculty ratio: 26 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Suburb of a large city
Nearest major city: San Jose, about 20 mi
Nearest international airport: Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 10 mi

Los Altos Hills, California

Academic calendar: Quarter
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Kristina Whalen (President)
Phone: 6509497777
City: Los Altos Hills, California
Address: 12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate97170 international (7.2%)

Bachelor's500 international (0.0%)

Top 1 Bachelor's majors by graduates

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

50

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Health professionshas 202 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant.	$81,255
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist.	$81,255
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).	$107,048
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.	$107,048
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer.	$107,048
Athletic Training/Trainer.	$107,048

Social sciencehas 162 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Social Sciences, General.	-
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Geography.	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	-

Businesshas 145 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Business Administration and Management, General.	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-

Psychology has 89 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Psychology, General.	-

Communication has 61 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-
Radio and Television.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 50 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Computer Science.	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 40 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Visual and Performing Arts, General.	-
Graphic Design.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology.	-
Photography.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Music, General.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 39 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Mathematics, General.	-

Parks, recreation, leisure has 34 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-

Agricultural has 33 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant.	-

Biologyhas 25 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

Physical scienceshas 19 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Chemistry, General.	-
Physics, General.	-

Educationhas 18 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.	-

Communications technologies has 14 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Recording Arts Technology/Technician.	-

Human science has 14 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	-

Foreign languages has 14 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Japanese Language and Literature.	-
Spanish Language and Literature.	-

Cultural has 12 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Area Studies, Other.	-
Women's Studies.	-

Construction trades has 12 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Electrician.	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber.	-

English has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
English Language and Literature, General.	-

History has 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
History, General.	-

Engineering technologieshas 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.	-

Precision production has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking.	-

Philosophy has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Philosophy.	-

Liberal arts has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 3 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-

Engineeringhas 3 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under
Pre-Engineering.	-

Students

12,949 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 52:48

Continuing undergraduates 6,371
First-year undergraduates 1,212
Transfers and others 5,366

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (12,949)

Hispanic

4,381 · 33.8%

Asian

3,421 · 26.4%

White

3,202 · 24.7%

Two or more races

777 · 6.0%

International

454 · 3.5%

Black

391 · 3.0%

Unknown

217 · 1.7%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

11.4%

18–19

19.9%

20–21

14.2%

22–24

14.5%

25 and over

40.1%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates3.5%

454 in 2025 · 8.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$33,383

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $12,590
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,565
Room and board: $20,793

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

20.5K 2016

21.2K 2017

22.0K 2018

21.3K 2019

25.3K 2020

33.9K 2021

30.5K 2022

31.8K 2023

33.1K 2024

33.4K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 50% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 72%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$140M

Government grants and contracts

$92.0M65.5%

Tuition and fees

$14.5M10.3%

Investment return

$9.0M6.4%

Auxiliary enterprises

$371K0.3%

Other

$24.5M17.4%

Expenses$120M

Instruction

$45.4M37.8%

Academic support

$15.7M13.1%

Scholarships

$11.2M9.3%

Institutional support

$8.0M6.6%

Student services

$6.1M5.1%

Auxiliary enterprises

$2.1M1.8%

Other

$31.6M26.3%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$106,773peers $68,588

Instructor

$106,773peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	71	-
Soccer	31	19
Basketball	16	10
Swimming	5	10
Tennis	9	5
Badminton	-	8

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	40	28
Football	61	-
Swimming	15	11
Basketball	12	10
Tennis	7	12
Badminton	-	10

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	62	-
Soccer	33	26
Basketball	12	11
Swimming	7	10
Water Polo	-	15
Tennis	6	3

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.9 2016

0.4 2017

0.5 2018

0.5 2019

1.0 2020

0.2 2021

0.2 2022

0.6 2023

0.1 2024

0.5 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Burglary

4

Weapons arrests

2

Liquor arrests

2

Domestic violence

2

Stalking

2

Motor vehicle theft

1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of Foothill College include Adrienne Barbeau (Actress known for Maude and Grease), Brad Gilbert (Tennis player, coach and ESPN analyst) and Wayne Wang (Hong Kong-American film director and producer).

Adrienne Barbeau 1945–

Actress known for Maude and Grease
Brad Gilbert 1961–

Tennis player, coach and ESPN analyst
Wayne Wang 1949–

Hong Kong-American film director and producer

Also attended: California College of the Arts
Juice Newton 1952–

Pop and country singer, 1983 Grammy winner
Richard Bandler 1950–

Co-founder of neuro-linguistic programming

Also attended: University of California-Santa Cruz
Kirill Dmitriev 1975–

CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund

Also attended: Harvard University, Stanford University
Steve Sampson 1957–

Former head coach of US men's national soccer team

Also attended: San Jose State University, Stanford University
Chris Robinson 2000–

Film and music video director
Kevin Gutiérrez 1995–

Mexican defensive midfielder

See all 24 notable alumni of Foothill College →

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.