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“Foothill College — Excellence in the Silicon Valley”
Foothill College is a public community college located in Los Altos Hills, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, serving the communities of Los Altos Hills, Los Altos, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. Established on January 15, 1957 by Founding Superintendent Dr. Calvin C. Flint and accredited within six months — the fastest accreditation in California history at the time — Foothill opened its distinctive 122-acre campus designed to resemble a neo-Japanese garden by architect Ernest Kump and landscape architects Hideo Sasaki and Peter Walker. Foothill enrolls approximately 23,000 students annually and is nationally recognized for its diverse international student population of approximately 1,200 students from over 100 countries. The college offers more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs in science, technology, engineering, business, health, and the arts, with particularly strong pathways to UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, San Jose State, and other Bay Area four-year institutions. Foothill's Silicon Valley location gives students unparalleled access to internships and employment with leading technology companies. The college is a model for international education at the community college level, consistently attracting global students drawn by both program quality and Silicon Valley opportunity.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$8,496
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $12,590
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
