2018 Examples of Excelencia Finalists In 2018 Excelencia in Education received 139 program nominations from 27 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Learn about the 17 programs selected as Examples of Excelencia finalists below, and their efforts to accelerate Latino student success in higher education Visit the Growing What Works database to learn about other practices that accelerate Latino student success across the country. Return to Examples of Excelencia Main Page ASSOCIATE LEVEL Academic English as a Second Language Program Reading Area Community College (PA) ESL; Developmental Coursework Dual Credit and Early College High Schools El Paso Community College (TX) Dual Degree/Dual Credit/Early College High School; Pathway/Pipeline EDGE: Engage, Develop, Grow, Empower College of the Desert (CA) College Prep; First Year Support; Summer Bridge STEM Articulation Laredo Community College (TX) STEM; Summer Bridge BACCALAUREATE LEVEL Academic Achievers Program University of Houston (TX) Mentoring; Scholarship Attract, Inspire, Mentor and Support Students (AIMS2) California State University Northridge (CA) Career/Workforce; Undergraduate Research Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez (MD) Bilingual/ESL; Health Partnership for Research and Education in Materials University of Puerto Rico - Humacao (PR) Pathway/Pipeline; Undergraduate Research Upward Bound Trinity University (TX) College Prep; Pathway/Pipeline GRADUATE LEVEL Exito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training Institute for Health Promotion Research at University of Texas Health San Antonio (TX) Pathway/Pipeline Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement: RISE TO THE POSTDOCTORATE New Mexico State University (NM) Pathway/Pipeline; STEM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION LEVEL ¡Adelante Latina! ¡Adelante Latina! (MD) College Prep; Females/Latinas Adelante Hispanic Achievers Adelante Hispanic Achievers, Inc. (KY) College Prep; Mentoring; Parental/Family Engagement Believe and Achieve Trinity River Mission (TX) College Prep; Mentoring Catch The Next! Catch The Next! (TX) Developmental Coursework; First Year Support College Forward College Forward (TX) College Prep; Mentoring Leadership Fellows Program National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) (CA) Mentoring; Pathway/Pipeline Download Resources Press Release - Excelencia in Education unveils 21 finalists for 2018 Examples of Excelencia
