Emergency Information

Emergency Alerts

Power Outage and Campus Closures Due to Inclement Weather—March 2023

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Foothill Main Campus Closed Wednesday and Thursday, All Classes and Services Offered Virtually

Updated Tuesday, March 14, email sent 10:50 p.m

Due to a power outage, Foothill main campus power is not anticipated to be reconnected tomorrow, Wednesday. We also have more than 30 trees to remove to ensure the campus roads and pathways are safe.

Foothill College will continue to offer all classes and all campus services virtually on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16.

We hope this early notice enables you to plan accordingly and apologize for the inconvenience.

If you have in-person classes scheduled Wednesday or Thursday, your instructors will be in touch to confirm how the class will pivot to virtual instruction.

The Sunnyvale Center will be open and operating as normal.

Please continue to check for updates from Foothill by email and text messages. We will be in touch to confirm when we can resume classes and services on the main Foothill campus.

Again, please note that all services (counseling, financial aid, etc.) will continue to be available virtually.

Sincerely,

Foothill College

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Foothill Campuses Open Wednesday, March 15

Updated Tuesday, March 14, email sent 6:50 p.m.

With the weather forecast to return to normalcy tomorrow, all on-campus services and in-person classes will resume on the Foothill main campus and Sunnyvale Center on Wednesday, March 15.

However, please continue to monitor your emails and texts for any changes, including from your instructors.

We hope that everyone is safe and look forward to seeing our community of students, faculty and staff back on campus.

Sincerely,

Foothill College

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Severe Weather, Tuesday March 14: All Classes and Services To Be Held Virtually

Updated Monday, March 13, email sent 11:40 p.m.

 

The weather is forecast to feature another atmospheric weather system with extreme high winds and heavy rain tomorrow. With this in mind, Foothill College will pivot to offer all classes and all campus services virtually on Tuesday, March 14.

We hope this early notice enables you to plan accordingly.

If you have in-person classes scheduled tomorrow, your instructors will be in touch to confirm how the class will pivot to virtual instruction. Please note that all services (counseling, financial aid, etc.) will be open and available virtually.

All on-campus services and in-person classes will resume on the Foothill and Sunnyvale campuses on Wednesday. March 15.

Sincerely,

Foothill College

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Foothill Main Campus Open Monday

Updated Sunday, March 12, email sent 8:30 p.m.

Both the main campus and Sunnvyale Center will be open for in-person classes, services and events on Monday, March 13.

Please continue to watch for email and text updates from Foothill and your instructors — as new storms forecast for this week may impact on-campus classes and services.

We appreciate your understanding as we keep the campus safe for our students and employees.

Best wishes and stay safe.

Foothill College

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Main Campus Power Outage
Jan. 10, 2023

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Foothill Campus Open on Wednesday, Jan. 11

UPDATE Student Email Sent Jan. 10, 2023 at 5 p.m.

Power has been reinstalled at Foothill College and all on-campus classes will run as scheduled tomorrow. All campus services and offices will also be available in person as well.

While we expect light rain tomorrow, the roads could still be congested, so please allow yourself more traveling time to get to either the main Foothill campus or the Sunnyvale Center.

We are excited to see everyone back on campus, with our apologies for any inconvenience caused by the power outage today.

Please continue to stay safe.

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Power Out on Campus Today

Student Email Sent Jan. 10, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

The power on campus is currently out. Please do not come to campus today, Tuesday, Jan. 10.

Faculty will be in touch with their Tuesday in-person classes directly. Online classes and classes that meet in-person on other days should not be affected.

All Foothill College offices will be open virtually, so reach out to us if you need help. For contact information, see our student services page.

We hope to have the power back on later today and the campus back up and running by tomorrow.

We'll keep you posted and our apologies for any inconveninece.

Best wishes and stay safe.

Foothill College