Latino College Completion in 50 States

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Latino College Completion in
50 States Executive Summary

To inform and support state-level, institutional and community actions to increase Latino college completion, Excelencia in Education releases an executive summary and research-based fact sheets detailing the current status of Latino college attainment in all 50 states and the country.

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Click here to download National Fact Sheet

Click here to download press release

LATINO COLLEGE COMPLETION: SOUTH

On April 12, 2012, Excelencia in Education co-founders, Sarita Brown and Deborah Santiago, led a briefing on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology. Watch highlights below.

SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

Belle Wheelan, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Rafael Bras, Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Ensuring America’s Future partners:

Hispanic Scholarship (HSF) - Alejandra Rincón, Chief Programs Officer
Project GRAD Atlanta - Yolanda Watson Spiva, Executive Director
Single Stop USA - Julie Kashen, Senior Vice President
Southern Educational Fund (SEF) - Kent McGuire, Executive Director
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) - Cheryl Blanco, Vice President

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“We are working diligently to achieve President Obama’s goal of making America the country with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. This new analysis makes it clear, we must accelerate Latino college completion to achieve that goal.”
- Eduardo Ochoa, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

“The United States cannot retain its international competitiveness unless we improve Latino college completion. While there are things we must do in Washington to advance this cause, this is an issue that requires leadership at all levels – from school boards to statehouses across America. True to its unique ability to provide actionable data and to engage a multitude of stakeholders to accelerate Latino college completion, Excelencia in Education has given leaders in all 50 states information they can use to engage the talents of Latino students and make their states and our country stronger.”
- U.S. Representative Charles Gonzalez, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

“Earning a college degree is a critical step toward personal economic success, and the economic success of America is bound tightly to the economic success of our growing Latino population. The more leaders at the state level know about and understand Latino college completion in their respective states, the better equipped they will be to implement policies that move us forward.”
- Anthony Carnevale, Director, Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University

“This new research makes it clear that states can't hope for a better future for all their citizens if they don't succeed in leveraging the talents of their Latino residents. By showing state leaders how they compare with other states and to national goals, the information presented will help them be more strategic in the decisions they must make to close the attainment gap.”
- Dennis Jones, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems