Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success, enhancing our workforce, leadership, and economy. Research New release-learn more about higher education in Puerto Rico. Learn more about Latinos in higher education in our compilation of fact sheets. Learn more about the 523 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) located in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2017-18. Ensuring America's Future Learn which institutions were selected as Finalists for the Seal of Excelencia. Learn more on Excelencia's approach to mobilize and support institutions SERVING Hispanic students and the Seal of Excelencia. Find out about Excelencia's Technical Assistance Institutes scheduled through December 2019. What Works Explore Programs to Watch - recognized young promising programs increasing Latino student success Learn about evidence-based programs accelerating Latino student success in the online searchable Growing What Works database. Join Us Join us at Excelencia in Education's Quinceañera, our fifteen year anniversary celebration. Make plans to join us this October in DC for the Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute and annoucement of the 2019 Examples of Excelencia. We're Closing the Equity Gap in Latino College Completion To close the national equity gap in degree attainment, Latinos will need to earn 6.2 million more degrees by 2030. Excelencia will help reach this goal by: Working with institutions to raise Latinos' degree attainment Informing and influencing educators and decision makers to increase Latinos' degree attainment Advancing evidence-based practices that support the success of Latino and other students Learn More Elevating Evidence-Based Programs that Accelerate Latino Student Success We celebrate programs accelerating Latino student success and bring attention to these programs for those committed to doing more for Latino students. Examples of Excelencia Examples of Excelencia is the only national effort to identify and promote evidence-based practices that help accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Through a year-long process, Excelencia identifies, reviews, and promotes programs at colleges and universities as well as community-based organizations. Learn more Growing What Works The Growing What Works database is an online and searchable resource for practitioners, institutional leaders, funders, and policymakers interested in evidence-base practices that accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Learn more Informing Policies with Real Outcomes Our research on Latinos students in education provides an understanding of Latinos' strength, growth, and opportunities for increased success. Five Factors that Influence Latino College Completion Enrolling Retaining Supporting Financially Modeling w/ Faculty Graduating Learn More You + Excelencia = Success There's power in numbers. Let's work together to SERVE Latinos in higher education and meet our shared mission. 78 College/ University Presidents 265 College/ University Programs 272 Institutions 20,308 Individual Supporters Partner with Us
