Foothill Conference
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The Foothill Conference is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association
California Community College Athletic Association
The California Community College Athletic Association is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 103 athletic programs throughout the state....

. Several community colleges are members.

History

The Foothill Conference as it is known today was formed in 1988. However, the roots of the conference can be traced to 1981 when the football
American football
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-only Foothill Conference was formed.

The Foothill Conference was an offshoot of the Southern California Conference, which included many of the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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-based community colleges. Founding members of the Foothill Conference were Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley College
Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties...

, Citrus
Citrus College
Citrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community...

, Chaffey
Chaffey College
Chaffey College is a public community college in the San Bernardino County city of Rancho Cucamonga, California, in the northern part of the community of Alta Loma. Chaffey provides students with different classes and programs, including business, science, the arts, history, philosophy,...

, Desert
College of the Desert
College of the Desert is a public two-year community college located in Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California...

, East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles College
East Los Angeles College is a community college of the Los Angeles Community College District in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. Fourteen communities comprise its primary service area...

, Mt. San Jacinto , Rio Hondo, San Bernardino Valley and Victor Valley
Victor Valley College
Victor Valley College is a community college in the southeast corner of Victorville, California. The Victor Valley Community College District includes Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Phelan, and Adelanto.-History:...

 colleges.

Since its founding days, two colleges, East Los Angeles College and Citrus College, have left the conference. Barstow College and Cerro Coso Community College
Cerro Coso Community College
Cerro Coso Community College was established in 1973 and is located in the Eastern Sierra region of Southern California, as a separate college within the Kern Community College District. The College offers traditional and online courses and 2 year degrees...

joined later as full-time participants

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