Career & Academic Pathways
Welcome to Our Foothill Community!
We offer exciting programs of study organized into eight Career and Academic Pathways (CAPs)—based on areas of interest, career goals, meta majors, and similar coursework. Explore our CAPs below and discover what excites you and inspires your goals.
You'll find our 2025–2026 degree and certificate program maps that include information about:
- Programs of study
- Student learning outcomes
- Recommended scheduling
- Potential careers and salaries
Looking for programs and courses? View the academic catalog for Foothill degrees and certificates.
Want to explore the CAP for your major? See the degrees and certificates list with CAPs.
Explore Foothill CAPs and Find Your Academic Road Map
A degree or certificate road map represents one possible pathway to complete the program. A road map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.
Do you have questions about a path? Unsure if it’s the right one for you? When you make an appointment to meet with a counselor to discuss your educational plan, consider meeting with one of our CAP counselors in your area of interest. They can help customize a program map to meet your transfer goals and individual needs.
Do you like to creatively express yourself and want to develop your artistic, performance, digital, and communication skills? We have programs to help your explore your potential in all these creative areas.
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.
If you enjoy teaching others, and you would like to learn how to be more effective at it, this might be the right area for you. We provide theoretical and practical training in childhood, adolescent, and advanced education.
Are you curious about many subjects but haven’t quite decided on your major or career path? This is the spot for you! We provide general degree pathways that explore information, theories, and skills in Social Sciences and STEM areas of study.
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.
Do you value craftsmanship and want to work with both your mind and hands? We partner with local unions that provide training for high-demand skills to help build and maintain commercial and residential structures.
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.
View Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Program Maps
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.
