Foothill College

I really love the location of this school. Beautiful views of the hills. It has an amazing collection of Math and Science classes and top-​notch professors.
The school is a bit further from any major city downtown, so it’s a bit harder to find a quality job. I finally found a part-​time job, literately 5-​min walk away from the school using BUZZ. What a huge life-​saver!

Quarter system is the best
In my opinion this is a great school with a lot of helpful teachers and students. This is my first year at the school and I’ve enjoyed this quarter. Like a lot of community colleges the classes start off full to the max with 30 students then dwindle down to 12 — 15 students.
The campus isn’t a big as other community colleges in the area like Canada college but I feel the school makes up for that with great academics. The quarter system is better, for me, then the semester system.

Angela Sue of Foothill College put me down because I am Vietnamese. She only refers jobs to white students. She only refers jobs to students who she likes.

This community college has free parking!!!
Any college campus with free parking gets an automatic 4 stars from me!
Anyways, attending school here felt more like high school than a traditional college campus. The buildings aren’t big and all are one story. They are clearly marked and it’s hard to get lost. The classrooms are small and have the typical desks with plastic black chairs and woodtops. I can’t speak for every classroom, but my class was equipped with a dry erase board and a projector. I also spotted a few vending machines with sodas and snacks around campus.
My main complaint is the small bookstore. Unlike other college bookstores, you speak to a worker and that person will get the book for you. Lines can get long and there could be a wait depending on how many books the person ahead of you is buying. Also, there aren’t many bathrooms and I had to walk across campus just to use one. Not a real big complaint but it’s still a hassle.
If I was not so far from this campus, I would probably be taking classes here every quarter (I’m a nerd, I know haha). The campus is easy to navigate and there’s plenty of parking. The free parking alone makes this one of my favorite community colleges!

Outdated facility but free parking. Great location to take some early morning and evening classes.

I really loved this college. Been going part time for a few years now. I always felt everyone there encouraged me to continue my schooling. I had help with filling out all my financial aid forms. Miriam was so helpful. Got me back into going to school. I started of taking only 1 class each semester. I wanted to get money back for cares but i was easing back into school and working full time. I was just about to enroll in my next courses when i got an email from dawna omalley saying i owe all my financial aid back now. I think they made a mistake but she seems to be blaming it on me. I have never had anyone make me so discouraged to return back to college before in my life. She said because in 1990 (my mom made me attend college when i did not want to go) and i dropped out of all my classes. She says i am in the sitaution i am in now because of that time… 20+ years ago. I still cannot believe how i am being treated. How can they even look at my grades then when i always pass all my classes now. I am so disappointed.

satellite campus for foothill college, located near the border of palo alto & mountain view. while there are fewer course offerings here, the classrooms are much easier to find and the buildings are well-​labeled. the biggest perk, in my opinion, is the free parking! at main campus in los altos hills, parking is a flat $ 3, regardless of length of time parked, but at this satellite campus, parking is free, anyday, everyday, any hour of the day! while the campus itself is smaller than main campus, i’ve never had a problem finding a parking space right next to the building where my class is being held. the administrative staff is friendly and helpful, and actually does what they say they’re going to do. two thumbs up for middlefield campus!

This campus is perfect for me because I work at NASA so its 7 mins from work.
The administrators are extremely helpful and are rarely super busy so you always get you questions answered.
Its impossible to get lost on campus because everything aid out pretty straight forward.
During breaks there are a lot of great places to eat nearby such as Rojoz and the deli at Piazzas.

I had no idea this campus existed until I recently enrolled in a child development class at Foothill. It is conveniently located right around the corner from Piazza’s, and has an open lot with plenty of FREE parking.

Foothills college has a beautiful campus and the Middlefield campus is especially convenient, located right in between Mountain View and Palo Alto.
The teachers I’ve had for Bio 41A, Stats10, and Spanish have all been very friendly, and I’m planning on taking 3 more classes there this fall quarter.
One issue that I’ve had is that the teachers don’t seem to expect much from the students and make it almost impossible to do poorly in the class. If I do well I want it to be because I deserve it, not because the grades are inflated.

The Cubberly Campus is the best kept secret in town. Cozy community. Love taking classes here. The best part is the ease of parking and FREE, compared to the $ 2 parking fee at the Foothill campus. Totally spoiled here.

I’m taking a Unix clas in the evening taught by Junita Croft. The campus is clean, plenty of parking. Not too expensive for the single day parking pass. The café in the campus center makes quality iced mochas and blended mochas. Their cafeteria has great chicken tacos.

They just started offering Human Performance classes here. Apparently that’s what they call P.E. nowadays. Those crazy kids and their jive lingo!
I’m taking a core conditioning class on T/​Th at 5:30. Perfectly ½ way between office and apartment, and free parking makes this the perfect location for me to pay someone to torture me for an hour and a half twice a week. And *way* cheaper than a gym membership or class fees.
I’ve also taken Algebra here (post BS re-​learning). I really like the convenience of this campus.
I’ve never stood in line at the Administration Building. Lots of available and up-​to-​date computers in the Student Center/​Computer Lab. Tell Al at the Student Center «hi!» — he’s a nice guy.

I agree with a lot of Rachel’s comments, being a Cal alum (GO BEARS!) myself. Yes, I am Korean so it should be easy, but I didn’t have to work overly hard to get an A+. Nevertheless, it was easy to register despite the fairly ghetto circa 1995 looking website. The teacher is good and she challenged us to learn Korean in many ways. A nice touch was that she summarized the chapter’s lessons in a 2-​page handout. This was all we really needed to study for quizzes, the midterm, and the final.
The parking lot is always crowded on the Middlefield Campus at 7pm on TuTh, a good sign that their classes are being filled. I’ll take Korean as long as I can here. My parents and friends can see a drastic improvement in my Korean after one quarter and 3 weeks into the second quarter.
It’s hard to work FT in a demanding job and then take 5 hours of class with 3 – 6 hours of work a week, but I love that my total commute on a work+class night is still less than 20 miles.

Foothill is a well run community college. This is their Middlefield campus, located in the maze of Cubberly Community Center. Many students take classes here, so you can expect a wait at the administrative office. Foothill has a great website where you can perform a number of services. I do have to say that after graduating from UC Berkeley, some of the classes at Foothill are startlingly easy and some of the teachers’ policies are surprisingly lax. The main campus (
) is off the 280.