De Anza College is a public community college in Cupertino, California. De Anza College is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The college is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.
The average class size at De Anza is 35, and approximately 2,800 students transfer per year. It also attracts a heavy international student population.
The Puente Project is a program offered at De Anza that helps underserved students transfer to 4-year institutions. "Puente" means "bridge" in Spanish, which symbolizes the bridge the program builds for the students to reach higher education. Puente is made up of three key components: English, individualized counseling, and individual mentoring. Puente students transfer from De Anza at a much higher rate than non-Puente Latino students—61% of De Anza's Puente students transfer within six years.

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	<li>Adrienne Barbeau, actress in the TV series&nbsp;Maude, and former wife of the film director&nbsp;John Carpenter</li>
	<li>Rudy Arroyo, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Rick Bladt, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Gene Block, chancellor of the&nbsp;University of California, Los Angeles</li>
	<li>Paul Bravo, professional soccer player, coach, and executive</li>
	<li>Chrisann Brennan, American artist and author of&nbsp;The Bite in the Apple, mother of&nbsp;Steve Jobs&nbsp;first child,&nbsp;Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the author of&nbsp;Small Fry.</li>
	<li>Mike Brewer, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Tony Brewer, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Kirill Dmitriev, Russian investment banker</li>
	<li>Dan Duran, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Debbi Fields, founder of&nbsp;Mrs. Fields</li>
	<li>Brad Gilbert, All American tennis player at Foothill, a former pro player ranked as high as #4, and coach to&nbsp;Andre Agassi</li>
	<li>Kevin Gutierrez, Dual Athlete (Football and Soccer), Soccer Ambassador</li>
	<li>Tim Hanley, professional soccer player, and MLS assistant coach</li>
	<li>Jon Nakamatsu, Japanese-American&nbsp;pianist</li>
	<li>Juice Newton, musician</li>
	<li>Stu Pederson, Major League Baseball player</li>
	<li>Chris Robinson, hip-hop/pop music video director</li>
	<li>Steve Sampson, All-American soccer player, coach of the&nbsp;USMNT&nbsp;at the&nbsp;1998 FIFA World Cup, and&nbsp;MLS&nbsp;champion coach.</li>
	<li>Wayne Wang, Hong Kong-born American film director.</li>
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	<li>Foothill is a member of the Coast Conference of the California Community College Commission on Athletics and NorCal Football Conference.</li>
	<li>The school mascot is an owl. The Los Altos Hills campus has a track and field that is open to the public.</li>
	<li>Foothill&#39;s student government is the Associated Students of Foothill College (ASFC).</li>
	<li>Student government provides its student body the opportunity to self-govern and participate with faculty, staff, and administration.</li>
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	<li>De Anza is an above-average public college located in Cupertino, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.</li>
	<li>It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 9,318 undergraduate students.</li>
	<li>The De Anza acceptance rate is 100%. Popular majors include Business, Social Science Research Methods, and Natural Sciences.</li>
	<li>Graduating 68% of students, De Anza alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $31,800.</li>
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	<li>Business &amp; Social Sciences</li>
	<li>Counseling &amp; Student Services</li>
	<li>Fine Arts &amp; Communication</li>
	<li>Instructional Services &amp; Libraries</li>
	<li>Language Arts</li>
	<li>Kinesiology &amp; Athletics</li>
	<li>Science, Technology, Engineering, &amp; Mathematics</li>
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	<li>Los Altos Hills&nbsp;is an&nbsp;incorporated town&nbsp;in&nbsp;Santa Clara County,&nbsp;California, United States.</li>
	<li>The population was 8,489 at the 2020 census. The town is known for its affluence and expensive residential real estate.</li>
	<li>According to the&nbsp;United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.8 square miles (23&nbsp;km2), all of it land.</li>
	<li>The town is located in a group of small hills. Both the Altamont and&nbsp;Monta Vista Faults&nbsp;pass through the town.</li>
	<li>Los Altos Hills has a ban on commercial zones, which was upheld by the&nbsp;California Court of Appeal&nbsp;(First District) in 1973</li>
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	<li>In Los Altos Hills, the summers are long, comfortable, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are short, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from&nbsp;43&deg;F&nbsp;to&nbsp;75&deg;F&nbsp;and is rarely below&nbsp;36&deg;F&nbsp;or above&nbsp;85&deg;F.</li>
	<li>The&nbsp;warm season&nbsp;lasts for&nbsp;4.4 months, from&nbsp;June 3&nbsp;to&nbsp;October 17, with an average daily high temperature above&nbsp;71&deg;F. The hottest month of the year in Los Altos Hills is&nbsp;August, with an average high of&nbsp;74&deg;F&nbsp;and a low of&nbsp;59&deg;F.</li>
	<li>The&nbsp;cool season&nbsp;lasts for&nbsp;2.3 months, from&nbsp;November 29&nbsp;to&nbsp;February 9, with an average daily high temperature below&nbsp;60&deg;F. The coldest month of the year in Los Altos Hills is&nbsp;December, with an average low of&nbsp;44&deg;F&nbsp;and a high of&nbsp;57&deg;F.</li>
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Certificate of Completion - Non-Credit: English as a Second Language for Food Service Workers

Certificate of Competency - Non-Credit: English as a Second Language for College and Careers (Advanced)

Certificate of Competency - Non-Credit: English as a Second Language for College and Careers (High-Intermediate)

Certificate of Competency - Non-Credit: English as a Second Language-Beginning

Certificate of Competency - Non-Credit: English as a Second Language-Intermediate

Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Film, Television, and Electronic Media, AS-T

Certificate of Achievement in Film, Television, and Electronic Media

Film, Television and Electronic Media, Associate in Science-Transfer

Certificate of Achievement in Art History

Associate in Arts Degree in Art History

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Art History, AA-T

Art History, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Art History, Associate in Arts

Art History, Associate in Arts-Transfer

Certificate of Competency - Non-Credit: Bridge to College Level English

Early Childhood Mental Health, Certificate of Achievement

Associate in Arts Degree in English

Associate in Arts Degree in History

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in English, AA-T

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in History, AA-T

English, Associate in Arts

English, Associate in Arts-Transfer

Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Public Health Science, AS-T

Forensic Criminal Investigation Technician, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Professional Photography (Film and Digital), Certificate of Achievement

Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Horticulture and Design

Certificate of Achievement in Respiratory Therapy

Associate in Arts Degree in Physical Education

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Social Justice Studies, AA-T

Associate in Science Degree in Environmental Horticulture and Design

Associate in Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, AS-T

Professional Photography (Film and Digital), Associate in Arts

Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Environmental Science, AS-T

Film/TV: Animation, Certificate of Achievement

Film/TV: Production, Certificate of Achievement

Film/TV: Production, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Film/TV: Animation, Associate in Arts

Film/TV: Production, Associate in Arts

Career Certificate (Non-Transcriptable) in Theatre Technology

Certificate of Achievement : Apprenticeship - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Certificate of Achievement in Pharmacy Technician

Certificate of Achievement in Sports Medicine

Certificate of Achievement in Theatre Arts

Certificate of Achievement in Theatre Technology

Associate in Arts Degree in Theatre Arts

Associate in Arts Degree in Theatre Technology

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Theatre Arts, AA-T

Associate in Science Degree : Apprenticeship - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Associate in Science Degree in Pharmacy Technician

Associate in Science Degree in Sports Medicine

Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Early Childhood Education, AS-T

Film/TV: Screenwriting, Associate in Arts

Law, Public Policy, and Society, Associate in Arts-Transfer

Photographic Arts (Film and Digital), Associate in Arts

Certificate of Achievement : Apprenticeship - Air Conditioning Mechanic

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Elementary Teacher Education, AA-T

Associate in Science Degree : Apprenticeship - Air Conditioning Mechanic

Automotive Technology- Option A: Automotive Machining and Engine Repair, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Automotive Technology-Option B: Automotive Engine Performance, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced 

Automotive Technology-Option C: Automotive Chassis and Powertrain, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Cyber Forensics and Investigations, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Early Intervention/Special Education Assistant, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Automotive Technology-Option A: Automotive Machining and Engine Repair, Associate in Science

Automotive Technology-Option B: Automotive Engine Performance, Associate in Science 

Automotive Technology-Option C: Automotive Chassis and Powertrain, Associate in Science

Early Childhood Education, Associate in Science-Transfer

Certificate of Achievement in Learning in New Media Classrooms

Certificate of Achievement in Music Technology

Certificate of Achievement in Music: General

Certificate of Completion - Non-Credit: Emergency Medical Technology

Certificate of Proficiency (Non-Transcriptable) in Anthropology

Certificate of Proficiency (Non-Transcriptable) in Music Technology

Associate in Arts Degree in Anthropology

Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies: Social Science

Associate in Arts Degree in Music Technology

Associate in Arts Degree in Music: General

Associate in Arts Degree in Psychology

Associate in Arts Degree in Spanish

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Anthropology, AA-T

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Geography, AA-T

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Kinesiology, AA-T

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Psychology, AA-T

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Spanish, AA-T

Associate in Science Degree in Biochemistry

Associate in Science Degree in Chemistry

Associate in Science Degree in Geography

Automotive General Service Technician, Certificate of Achievement

Automotive Machining and Engine Repair Technology, Certificate of Achievement

Business Office Clerk, Certificate of Achievement

Clinical Laboratory Assistant, Certificate of Achievement

Graphic Design, Certificate of Achievement

Graphic Design, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced

Museum Studies, Skills Certificate

Photographic Retouching and Digital Post-Production, Certificate of Completion

Quality Control Technician, Certificate of Achievement

Administration of Justice, Associate in Science-Transfer

Anthropology, Associate in Arts-Transfer

Graphic Design, Associate in Arts

Kinesiology, Associate in Arts-Transfer

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De Anza College Phone: 408-864-5678

To assist financially struggling nursing students who show great promise in the field of nursing and are interested in eventually earning a bachelor's degree in nursing.

De Anza - Haughton Family Scholarship

De Anza - President's Award

This scholarship is intended to assist a student who is a single parent of children under the age of 18.

De Anza - Dorothy Stow Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was set up in memory of A. Robert DeHart, De Anza's first president to reward students who serve their on-campus community through volunteer activities or participation.

De Anza - A. Robert DeHart & Rena Frabony DeHart Memorial Scholarship

To recognize students with a rigorous commitment to academic excellence.

Applicant must have completed at least 50 units at De Anza College and GPA of 3.5

De Anza Academic Achievement Scholarship - USD2000

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize students with a rigorous commitment to academic excellence.

Applicant's cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 3.50 or higher.

Foothill Academic Achievement Scholarship - USD2000

Intended for students who graduated from high school in May/June of the current calendar year and had a final high school GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Applicant's final high school GPA must have been a 3.50 or higher.

Foothill Chancellor's Scholar Awards

This scholarship is for a student who has been involved in activities to further mutual understanding between the United States and Japan. Financial need will not be considered. Scholarship is for a Japanese-speaking student, however, Japanese language class enrollment is not a requirement.

Foothill Tomoe and Daisho Tana Scholarship

Intended to bridge the "Digital Divide" for families by helping single parents purchase new computer hardware and/or software.


De Anza - San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Scholarship

The Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees established this scholarship to support one student at each campus who shows strong academic performance and will be returning to their campus in the following academic year.

Applicant's cumulative De Anza GPA must be a 3.50 or higher.

De Anza FHDA Board of Trustee Scholarship

This scholarship is intended for students who will be receiving their CNC Machinist Certificate of Achievement.

De Anza Gene Haas Foundation CNC Design & Manufacturing Scholarship

The Singh Family is offering support to promising and needy students as part of their efforts to give back to the community. This scholarship is intended for students with demonstrated financial need who strive to successfully complete their education in workforce certification programs while at De Anza.

Applicant's cumulative De Anza GPA must be a 3.00 or higher.

De Anza Singh Family Scholarship

To recognize students with a strong commitment to their academic major.

Foothill Biological Science/ Health Science Scholarship - USD1500

Foothill FHDA Board of Trustees Scholarship

A determined young man, Jason did not go to school until he was 15 where he first learned to read. Jason loved education, reading and writing, co-founding the Alta Vista Poetry Writer's Workshop when he was 17 and receiving the Outstanding Student in English Award at Foothill College in his freshman year. Jason was an outstanding student with a bright, winning smile and a kind heart, who aimed to use his education to help others, especially the disadvantaged. He believed that "hard work and dedication will get you a long way" and showed this through his academic success and caring spirit in spite of remarkable adversity.

Applicant's cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 2.50 or higher.

Foothill Jason Whitten EOPS Memorial Scholarship

These scholarship awards have been generously donated by Ann Rando, a Los Altos resident, Foothill Commissioner for many years, and a wonderful supporter of Foothill.

Applicant's cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 2.80 or higher.

Foothill Rando Family Endowed Scholarship for EOPS Students

Foothill-De Anza Retirees Association Scholarship

This scholarship began with the celebration of De Anza's 40th anniversary and is offered to a student whose parent has attended De Anza College in the past.

De Anza - Heritage Scholarship

To recognize auto tech students that have persevered academically having overcome a great hardship, having lived with a disability, being the first in their family to go to college, overcoming economic hardship, having re-entered college after a period of absence, being a single parent, etc.

De Anza Auto Tech Scholarship

To recognize auto tech students enrolled in the evening program who demonstrate academic excellence in pursuing an Auto Technology Associates Degree

De Anza Auto Tech Scholarship for Merit

The De Anza Kiwanis Club provides constructive opportunities for students to become involved on campus and in the community through service work to others in need.

De Anza Kiwanis Club Scholarship

In loving memory of Barbara Mortimer, this scholarship is offered to respiratory therapy students enrolled at Foothill. An alumna of Foothill College, Barbara, loved her work as a respiratory therapist. After graduating from Foothill she went on to work at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital for ten years.

Applicant's cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 2.5 or higher

Foothill Barbara Mortimer Memorial Scholarship for Respiratory Students

Dr. Deborah Dexter is a retired instructor who taught marine biology at San Diego State for more than 30 years. She comes from a family who stressed the importance of education. At Stanford, she received a bachelor's degree in biology and a masters degree in education and straight from there was accepted to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for her Ph.D. in zoology.

Foothill Deborah M. Dexter Scholarships in Science

Created in 2020 by a current Foothill student who wanted to give back to his community. This scholarship is intended to acknowledge students who have shown passion for their education in STEM majors as well and believe in giving back to their community.

Foothill International Scholarship for STEM Majors

Foothill Jason Whitten Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is a tribute to Judson Allen, a commercial photographer and graduate of Foothill College who worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years. Jud was wise, sweet, generous, forgiving, supportive and loved by his colleagues, clients, family and friends. This scholarship is intended for the photography student who has a passion for people and who may not have a stellar GPA.

Foothill Judson Allen Memorial Photo Scholarship

Promoting and Rewarding Innovation in Physics: The David A. Pripstein Memorial Scholarship

David Pripstein (Prip to his family and friends) had a passion for physics and an inquisitive nature. As a teacher, he taught his students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the laws that govern the world while instilling problem solving skills. This scholarship is intended for students with a passion for science and technology, and who never stop asking themselves how or why things are the way they are in the world. The recipient of this award will be selected by the full time physics faculty.

Foothill Prip Memorial Scholarship - Merit

Promoting and Rewarding Innovation in Physics: The David A. Pripstein Memorial Scholarship

David Pripstein (Prip to his family and friends) had a passion for physics and an inquisitive nature. As a teacher, he taught his students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the laws that govern the world while instilling problem solving skills. This scholarship is intended for students with a passion for science and technology, and who never stop asking themselves how or why things are the way they are in the world.

Foothill Prip Memorial Scholarship - Obstacles

To recognize students who demonstrate a passion for writing.

Applicant's cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 3.00 or higher.

Foothill Writers Scholarship

Dr. Jan Gabus has practiced dentistry for more than 36 years in Menlo Park. He retired in March 2018 and established a scholarship in honor of his dental hygienist, Yelena Chianurov, who has so capably taken care of his patients for the past 15 years.

Dr. Gabus recognizes the struggle of immigrants and those who are first generation in obtaining their college education. This scholarship is intended for those immigrant/first generation students who are pursuing their dental hygiene degrees.

Foothill Yelena Chianurov Scholarship Endowment for Dental Hygienists

This scholarship is in memory of Wilma Wolgast who worked at both Foothill and De Anza Colleges. She enjoyed her close contact with students and worked tirelessly to help them succeed. In her memory we are hoping to help students kick the smoking habit.

De Anza - Wilma Wolgast Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship originated in memory of Carl L. Brown, Founder and Director of The High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges, operated through De Anza College. The Center's work focuses on the development, use and evaluation of all types of assistive technologies, alternate media and web accessibility to support the success of students with disabilities and provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff for classroom use. Carl used a wheelchair as the result of a degenerative neuromuscular disorder that limited the mobility of his limbs, but he never saw his disability as a hardship, only a life circumstance that he changed how he accomplished his goals. This scholarship is for a student who has overcome adversity due to his or her disability and is making use of assistive technologies, alternate media and/or the web to achieving his/her educational, career and life goals.

De Anza Carl L. Brown Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

This scholarship is for a student who is involved in on-campus activities and clubs at Foothill College.

Foothill Henning Bundgaard Memorial Scholarship

Silvia Chalista was a De Anza student from 2018 to 2020. During her time at De Anza, she worked as a Senior Tutor in the Student Success Center, served as the Treasurer of the PERMIAS Indonesian Students Organization, and interned for the DASG Finance Committee. 

Have a minimum cumulative 2.5 Grade Point Average (GPA) at De Anza College.

Silvia Chalista Memorial DASG Scholarship Sponsored by De Anza Associated Student Goverment (DASG)

This Scholarship award is intended for an on going music student at De Anza College

De Anza - James Kitagawa Memorial Music Scholarship

Keith Goodin tutored mathematics in the Educational Diagnostic Center as well as taught through the Mathematics Division. He was well regarded by his peers and respected by his students. His death left a void; therefore, a scholarship in mathematics was established to continue his memory.

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