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The real 4-year cost of Foothill College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Foothill College went from $830 to $1,565, an average of 0.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $830 | – | – |
| 2009 | $893 | – | – |
| 2010 | $893 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,215 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,536 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,536 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,551 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,551 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,551 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,554 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,563 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,563 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,563 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,565 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,565 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,565 | $1,565 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,567 | $1,399–$1,734 |
| 2025 | – | $1,568 | $1,251–$1,921 |
| 2026 | – | $1,570 | $1,119–$2,128 |
| 2027 | – | $1,571 | $1,000–$2,357 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,570 |
| Year 2 | $1,571 |
| Year 3 | $1,573 |
| Year 4 | $1,574 |
| 4-year total | $6,288 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $3,486
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Foothill College4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Foothill College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Feather River Community College District$1,465
- Bakersfield College$1,430
- Rio Hondo College$1,388
- Skyline College$1,332
- Modesto Junior College$1,270
- West Los Angeles College$1,238
- University of the People$1,200
- Shasta College$1,197
Use this data
Published figures for Foothill College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.