Foothill College Trade Programs

Foothill College is a public institution situated in Los Altos Hills, California. Los Altos Hills is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Foothill College?

Contact details for Foothill College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone:	650-949-7777
Website:	foothill.edu

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Can I Afford Foothill College?

In a recent term, part-time Foothill College students paid $31 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $270 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,395	$12,150
Fees	$170	$170
Books and Supplies	$1,794	$1,794

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Foothill College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,888 a year. That adds up to $19,552 over four years for those students.

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Foothill College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,605 undergraduate students at Foothill College, with 4,016 being full-time and 10,589 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,016 full-time undergraduates at Foothill College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Foothill College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	932
Black or African American	156
Hispanic or Latino	1,192
White	994
International Students	380
Other Races/Ethnicities	362

Over 88 countries are represented at Foothill College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Hong Kong.

Online Learning at Foothill College

In 2022-2023, 8,876 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Foothill College has changed over the last few years.

Foothill College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Electrician	243	0	0	0	243
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	0	76	76
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	53	0	0	53
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	15	0	21	0	36
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	0	0	31	0	31
Respiratory Care Therapy	9	21	0	0	30
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	0	14	15	0	29
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	10	14	0	24
Radiologic Technology	0	23	0	0	23
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	15	4	0	19
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	0	1	0	0	1
Biomedical Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0	0
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	267	137	85	76	565

Foothill College Trades

In a recent academic period, Foothill College awarded 1,441 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	15	14	0
Allied Health Professions	9	4	59	0
Dental Support Services	0	14	10	76
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	243	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	31	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	53	0
Plumbing & Water Supply	15	21	0	0
Precision Metal Working	0	0	1	0
Total	792	222	275	152

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.