High-Wage, High-Demand Careers Start Here
FREE Career Program Preview Night Is Oct. 7

Foothill College offers the quality training you need for today’s hottest career options. Attend our free Career Program Preview Night Thursday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., and learn more about Foothill career programs. Parking is $2. For more information, call (650) 949-7353.

Faculty and staff will answer your questions, and discuss program requirements and registration procedures for these exciting career programs:

A+ Certification Accounting Adaptive Fitness Technician Bioinformatics Biotechnology Cisco Academy Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene EMT/Paramedic Enterprise Management Environmental Horticulture Graphic Design Interactive & Multimedia Internet Technology

Microsoft Academy Music Technology Oracle Academy Pharmacy Technology Photography & Digital Imaging Physician Assistant Radiation Therapy Radio Broadcasting Radiologic Technology Respiratory Therapy Special Education Sports Medicine Theatre Technology & Design Travel Careers Veterinary Technology Video Arts and more...

Innovative Instruction
Start Foothill's Informatics Series Now

This fall, Foothill debuts its new informatics course series. Featuring five courses, the curriculum is designed to give you a solid foundation of the discipline and science of information representation, IS infrastructure and knowledge management. Upon successful completion of the 25-unit series, you will earn a career certificate and will be prepared to complete specialty certification. Foothill also offers an Associate in Science Degree in Informatics.

Informatics is the field of processing large amounts of information, such as compiling databases and designing algorithms that may lead to advances in a variety of fields, including biotechnology, medical informatics and business intelligence.

“The job market is beginning to turn around and people are finding technology jobs,” says Chuck Lindauer, dean of the Foothill Computers, Technology & Information Systems Division. “If you want to work in this industry, you must get the required training and specialty certificates nowso you’ll be prepared to land a technology job.”

If you’re hesitant to pursue a technology career because you’re worried that tech jobs are being outsourced to other countries, you should know that many technology companies that have outsourced products and services are not pleased with the results, Lindauer says. These same companies are returning outsourced jobs back to the U.S. The reason is simple: when companies outsource, they lose the ability to ensure quality and control-two factors that the marketplace demands.

Courses from the series that will be offered this fall include CIS 61A: Informatics (5 units); CIS 62A: Data Warehousing & Data Mining (5 units); and CIS 63A: Systems Analysis & Design (5 units).

For registration instructions, access www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7325.

Learn to Serve Special Populations
Adaptive Fitness Technician & Special Education Programs

The Adaptive Fitness Technician and Special Education programs at Foothill College are the only community college programs in California that offer you a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on working with older adults and persons with disabilities. Each program is designed for the student who is pursuing a career in education, rehabilitation, or health and fitness fields.

Adaptive Fitness Technician Program
The Adaptive Fitness Technician (AFT) Program awards the associate degree (90 units) as well as a career certificate (19 units). “Our program is ideal for students interested in a career as a personal trainer, fitness professional, physical therapist’s aide, home health professional, activity director, recreation and fitness instructor, or someone engaged in the fields of physical therapy, exercise science, nursing, gerontology, residential care or recreation,” says Foothill’s AFT Program Director Karl Knopf, Ed. D.

In addition to nutrition, conceptsof exercise, and human biology and anatomy courses, you’ll study principles of therapeutic exercise, geriatric fitness, learning disabilities, emergency athletic injury care and a variety of additional classes. Learn more about the program at www.foothill.edu/al or call (650) 949-7779.

Special Education Program
Develop the skills for a rewarding career as a paraprofessional in work settings such as rehabilitation facilities, human service organizations, public and private educational institutions, community centers, retirement homes and convalescent hospitals, by enrolling in Foothill’s Special Education Program. The program gives you the opportunity to study disability and special education topics, including disabilities and the law, fundamentals of Attention Deficit Disorder, psychology and other topics.

You can earn the Associate in Arts Degree in Special Education (90 units) and/or complete the Special Education Paraprofessional Certificate (26 units). Professionals who currently work in special education fields can enroll in the program to earn continuing education credit. Learn more about the program at www.foothill.edu/al or call (650) 949-7332.

Need Help? Ask A Librarian!
New Online Library Service

Get expert assistance from Foothill librarians by taking advantage of Ask A Librarian, a free email reference service designed to give you guidance for using Foothill’s library and information resources.

A Foothill librarian will respond to your query with brief factual information; information about Foothill’s library collection and services; helpful tips for using our online catalog and reference sources; assistance for completing bibliographic citations; and guidance for beginning library research for a term paper or class project. Access Ask A Librarian via the Foothill College Library site at www.foothill.edu/ol/.