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The Economic Value of College Majors
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015)
In this report, the higher education cost and the salary averages of 137 university degrees are analyzed. The most popular and chosen careers are also examined. Likewise, an analysis of the relationship between economic ...
Many Factors at Play in Minority Access to Higher Education
(Cato Institute, 2015-05-29)
The author draws some analysis about barriers to college entrance and completion faced by low-income African American and Hispanic students. He points out that both are similar to those faced by all low-income people: ...
Latinos in Community Colleges
(Excelencia in Education, 2015)
This report presents data on enrollment and educational attainment of Latinos in Community Colleges.
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 ...
An Examination of Existing and Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ Latino Initiatives and Culture
(Penn, Graduate School of Education, 2015)
Despite the fact that Latinos comprise the largest minority group in the United States and one of the nation’s fastest-growing populations, they tend to cluster in relatively isolated pockets within certain states, counties, ...
Getting In, Staying In Community Perspectives on the Barriers to Latino Postsecondary Education
(National Council of la Raza, 2015-07-11)
In this new report, Getting In, Staying In: Community Perspectives on the Barriers to Latino Postsecondary Education, the authors solicited input from experts and students to provide a better understanding of the opportunities ...
Hispanics: College Majors and Earnings
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015)
This report presents an educational profile of the university careers chosen by Hispanics. The report shows graduation rates for Hispanics in the fields of Business Administration, Health, Education and other undergraduate ...
English Proficiency on the Rise Among Latinos
(Pew Research Center, 2015-05-12)
This report examines language use trends since 1980 among the U.S. Hispanic population ages five and older in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, focusing on the languages spoken in Hispanic households and the ...
Discrimination and Bias, Underrepresentation, and Sense of Belonging on Campus
(HERI, 2015-10-01)
The central question that this report addresses is whether distinctions in the college composition of Blacks, Latina/os, and Native Americans are associated with rates of discrimination and bias on campus. In a previous ...
Why The United States Should Improve Support For Colleges and Universities Serving Hispanic Students
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2015-04-01)
The author draws some insights and analysis around the question why the United States should improve support for colleges and universities serving Hispanic students?