Lifelong Learning
Keep Learning. Keep Creating. Stay Connected.
Why Lifelong Learning?
Our Lifelong Learning Program offers an inviting way to explore your interests, develop new skills, and connect with a vibrant community of learners.
Whether you have always wanted to try ceramics, improve your photography, study music, write creatively, explore art and culture, become more comfortable with technology, or lead a more active life, Foothill offers engaging classes taught by experienced faculty in a welcoming college environment.
The Lifelong Learning Program is designed with adults 55 and older in mind, but classes are open to students of all ages.
Explore your interests, develop new skills, and connect with a vibrant community of learners at Foothill College.
More Than a Class—Become Part of the Foothill Community
At Foothill, lifelong learners have access to the creative, intellectual, and social life of a comprehensive college.
Learn from experienced faculty, take advantage of specialized learning spaces and resources across campus, and connect with students who share your interests. Our intergenerational classes offer opportunities to learn, create, and exchange ideas with people of different ages and backgrounds.
At Foothill, you can:
Learn for the Joy of It
Explore subjects that interest and inspire you without pursuing a degree.
Discover Something New
Choose from classes in the arts, photography, music, theatre, writing, technology, science, wellness, and more.
Connect With Others
Meet people who share your interests and become part of the Foothill community.
Choose What Works For You
Meet people who share your interests and become part of the Foothill community.
Keep Developing Your Skills
Noncredit classes have no tuition or registration fees and can be repeated, giving you the flexibility to continue learning at your own pace.
Whether you are returning to the classroom after many years or enrolling in college for the first time, you are welcome at Foothill. There is always more to discover.
Popular Subjects
Explore classes that support creativity, curiosity, personal growth, and lifelong learning.
Art and Ceramics
Develop your creativity through drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, art history, and other visual arts.
Photography
Learn to take stronger photographs, understand light and composition, edit digital images, or explore traditional darkroom photography.
Writing and Communication
Strengthen your writing, public speaking, interpersonal communication, storytelling, or creative expression.
Explore Writing and Communication Classes!
Computers and Technology
Become more comfortable using computers, mobile devices, creative software, online tools, and emerging technologies.
Health, Wellness, and Movement
Stay active and support your well-being through exercise, movement, fitness, health, and wellness classes.
Explore Health and Physical Education Classes!
There Is Always More to Discover
Learn for the joy of it. Develop a new skill. Explore a subject that has always interested you. Meet people who share your curiosity and become part of the Foothill community. Whether you are returning to the classroom after many years or enrolling in college for the first time, you are welcome at Foothill.
The strongest recurring message is now that this is more than a collection of classes—it is an invitation to become part of the Foothill community.
