Most Eligible Latino Students at Community Colleges Don't Know They Qualify to Receive Financial Aid

When it comes to Latino students opting to go to college versus going straight to work out of high school or enlisting into the military, the deciding factor, too many times, is money.

It's because of money, or more precisely the lack of it, that the vast, vast majority (55%) of young Latinos choose starting their college path on the most affordable route -- at the community college.

One would think that eligible Latino students would apply for the financial aid that is out there. Sadly, that's not the case.

Maybe it has something to do with Latino students are usually awarded far less financial aid than any other ethnic group, as well as, white students, according to a 2005 report by Excelencia in Education.