Career & Academic Pathways
Find Your Path at Foothill College
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Welcome to our Foothill Community! We offer exciting programs of study to choose from that are organized into seven Career
and Academic Pathways (CAPs)—based on areas of interest, career goals, meta majors, and similar coursework.
Explore our CAPs below based on what excites you and inspires your goals. You'll find degree and certificate program maps for each one. Then make an appointment with a counselor to find the path at Foothill that is best for you.
Looking for Programs & Courses? View academic catalog for list of Foothill degrees and certificates.
Questions? Email Natalie Latteri at latterinatali@fhda.edu
Arts & Media
Do you like to creatively express yourself and want to develop your artistic, performance, digital, and communication skills? We are here to support your potential for communication, visual, performing, and media arts.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
Business
Do you like to manage projects, teams or money, and help others make financial decisions? We provide theory and practice in marketing, finance, management, accounting, and domestic and international business.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
- View Business program maps
- Make an appointment with a Business CAP counselor
- Debra Lew
- Cleve Freeman
Education
Do you enjoy teaching others? Would you like to learn how to be more effective at it? We provide theoretical and practical training in childhood, adolescent, and advanced education.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
- View Education program maps
- Make an appointment with an Education CAP counselor
- Hilary Bacon
- Kimberly Lane
- Jue Thao
Health Sciences & Wellness
Do you want to make a difference in the physical and physiological health and well-being of your community? We provide hands-on training for careers in medical, dental, public health, athletics and veterinary fields.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
- View Health Sciences & Wellness program maps
- Make an appointment with a Health Sciences & Wellness CAP counselor
- Laurie Bertani
- Isaac Escoto—Dental Hygiene and Radiologic Technology
- Dokesha Meacham—Respiratory Therapy
- Lety Serna
- Jue Thao—Dental Hygiene
Industrial Technology & Building Trades
Do you want to work with both your mind and hands? Do you value craftsmanship? We are in partnership with local unions that provide training for high-demand skills to help build and maintain commercial and residential structures, from the bottom up.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
Are you curious about physical and life sciences and want to understand the world around you to make a difference? We provide theory, training and practice in processes and solutions offered by science, technology, engineering, and math.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
- View STEM program maps
- Make an appointment with a STEM CAP counselor
- Luis Carrillo
- Cleve Freeman
- Debra Lew
Society, Culture & Human Development
Do you want to develop ways to formulate, articulate and defend beliefs and values? Are you engaged in community to improve quality of life? We provide an intellectual examination of language, literature, society, culture, politics, and economics.
Majors, Degrees & Certificates
- View Society, Culture, & Human Development program maps
- Make an appointment with a Society, Culture, & Human Development CAP counselor
- Tracee Cunningham
- Voltaire Villanueva