Vocational Programs at Foothill College

Certificate Programs at Foothill College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
48	122	$12,320

Foothill College is a four-years, public school located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school focuses on the bachelor's or higher degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $58,300. A total of 12,434 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 56%. Foothill College offer 122 programs and, among them, 48 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Foothill College offers 48 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again Foothill College mainly offers bachelor's degree. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	29	18	1

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	2	1	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	97	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	7	0	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	42	0	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	480	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	243	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	15	21	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	5	1	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	1	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	10	3	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Foothill College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $44,000 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $58,300 for Foothill College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Foothill College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$44,000	$44,800	$43,300
7 Years After Graduation	$53,100	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$55,800	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$56,300	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$58,300	$65,700	$52,500

On-Campus Student Services

Foothill College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided