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What Foothill College costs

Los Altos Hills, California · Public · 11,137 undergrads

Foothill College's in-state sticker price was $11,966 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $2,851 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $3,067. Out-of-state students pay $11,205 more in tuition.

What does Foothill College cost?

$2,851 a year in-state

Out of state: about $14,056 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $11,966.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$3,067
$30,000–$48,000$499
$48,000–$75,000$1,100
$75,000–$110,000$8,600
over $110,000$9,926

Out-of-state tuition is $12,785 a year, against $1,580 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $11,205 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$3,067$14,272
$30,000–$48,000$499$11,704
$48,000–$75,000$1,100$12,305
$75,000–$110,000$8,600$19,805
Over $110,000$9,926$21,131

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $11,205 more in tuition that Foothill College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 74% off Foothill College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Foothill College$1,100$2,851
Antelope Valley Community College DistrictNot reported$85
MiraCosta College$6,625$5,146
Cypress CollegeNot reported$759

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$1,580
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$12,785
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$11,966
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $11,205 more in tuition at Foothill College and usually get less aid.

11%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$4,223
average grant for students who got aid.
2%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$10,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Foothill College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $3,067 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,966. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Foothill College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Foothill College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $499 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,966. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Foothill College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Foothill College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $1,100 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,966. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Foothill College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Foothill College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Foothill College is $12,785 a year, against $1,580 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $2,851 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $11,205 tuition gap gives about $14,056 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers