Foothill College 山麓學院 (加州 CA)

Features

 

Over the past 50 years, Foothill and De Anza Colleges, located in world famous Silicon Valley, have ranked among the top two-year colleges in the U.S. These two sister colleges  are famous for outstanding academics and successful transfer to world-class universities. One of the largest college districts,  they together enroll 45,000 students, including 3,800 international from 100 countries.

 

Foothill College offers over 100 university transfer majors ranging from business administration, marketing, and engineering to animation and film production, biotechnology, informatics, GIS, nano-science, and environmental science.

While spending two years at Foothill, students take advantage of its outstanding transfer support such as academic counselors who specifically serve international students, annual transfer fairs with over 50 universities coming to the campuses, and very active Transfer Centers.

The Basics
Setting	easy access to San Jose
School Type	State and locally supported, Coed
Tuition	US$9,000
Housing	Homestay or apartment
Transfer Records	UC Berkeley, UCLA
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Youtube	http://www.youtube.com/Foothillcollege
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foothill_College
School Website	http://www.foothill.edu/index.php

General Information
State	California (CA)
Location	Los Altos Hill
Nearest City	San Francisco
Environment	Suburban
Campus Size	122 acres
Year Founded	1961
Admission Req.m	HKDSE / F.6
Academic Calendar	Spring / Fall / Winter
Level Offered	Associate degree, 2-year University Transfer Program
Enrollment	approximately 20,000 students
Student-to-Teacher	30:1
ESL	TOEFL 61 / IELTS 6

Students Transfer Records:

University of California: Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Davis, Riverside, Santa Cruz

California State University: San Francisco, San Jose

Other Universities: Cornell, Georgetown, Purdue, Michigan, Columbia, Boston College, Indiana University, University of Texas, University of Washington, College of Notre Dame, University of the Pacific, Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, Mills College

Academic Programs:

Early completion of transferable English and math is critical. To be a successful transfer candidate, university admissions representatives will strongly urge you to concentrate on completing transferable English and math courses in your first year. Do not put these classes off. Doing so may negatively implace your ability to transfer.

http://www.foothill.edu/programs/programs.php

Campus:

Campus highlights include leading edge Computer and Multimedia Labs, Broadcast Media Center, Dental Clinic, Stadiums, Golf and Tennis Complex, Olympic-size Swimming Pools, and a Planetarium.

Students Life:

Many cultural and community events and student clubs including: Kiwanis Silicon Valley Bowl (December), Transfer Day (October), Career Fair, Club Day, International Students Night, Scholarship Ceremony, Commencement and
Heritage Month Celebrations: African American Heritage Month (February), Women’s History Month (March), Asian Pacific Islander Month (April), Latino Heritage Month (May) and Gay Lesbian Heritage Month (June).

References:

https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/foothill-de-anza-colleges