Education at Foothill College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Foothill College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Foothill College Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Education

Foothill College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Foothill College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Foothill College.

Foothill College Education Associate’s Program

89% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of education associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Foothill College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Foothill College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Foothill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	27

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Foothill College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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