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The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2014: Hispanic Students
(ACT; Excelencia in Education, 2015-06-01)
Latinos represent almost one quarter of all public high school students, and projections show a continued increase. They have made progress in measures of college and career readiness, but more needs to be done. The Condition ...
Latinos: Aspiring, Applying and Choosing College
(Excelencia in Education, 2018-07-01)
This report provides aggregated data on Latino students’ educational aspirations, applications to college, and college choices from The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009. This study is a nationally representative ...
Closing the Equity Gap in Educational Attainment for Latinos
(Excelencia in Education, 2018-09-01)
The nation can increase degree attainment for all, but closing the gap between Latinos and other groups requires an intentional and tactical strategy to accelerate Latinos’ attainment. This is not an “us vs. them” approach. ...
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): 2017-18
(Excelencia in Education, 2019)
In the 1980s, leaders recognized a small set of institutions enrolled a large percentage of Latino students but had low levels of resources to educate these students. The classification of Hispanic Serving Institutions ...
Latino College Completion: United States
(Excelencia in Education, 2018)
Latino degree attainment has increased significantly nationally and by state over the last 5 years. However, the United States needs to accelerate Latinos’ degree attainment to close equity gaps. Latinos have lower adult ...
Latinos in Higher Education: Compilation of Fast Facts
(Excelencia in Education, 2019-04-01)
This report points out Latino educational achievement in the last 15 years. This compilation begins with an overview of Latino college students followed by Latinos in higher education along the following four issue areas: ...
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2013
(Excelencia in Education, 2013)
This compendium contains a summary of the three 2013 Examples of Excelencia, the fifteen finalist programs, and the give honorable mention programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of Latino ...
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2012
(Excelencia in Education, 2012)
This compendium provides a summary of the three 2012 Examples of Excelencia selected as well as sixteen finalist programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of Latino students in higher education.
Latinos in Higher Education & Pell Grants
(Excelencia in Education, 2017-06-01)
Financial aid is critical to the access and success of Latinos in postsecondary education – 50% receive federal Pell grants to help pay for college. This factsheet provides a snapshot of Latinos and federal Pell grants.
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2010
(Excelencia in Education, 2010)
The compendium provides a summary of the three institutional programs recognized as the 2010 Examples of Excelencia as well as the ten finalist programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of Latino ...