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 2019 Recipients 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 Learn about the 2019 Examples of Excelencia, 4 evidence-based programs nationally recognized for effectively serving Latino students Learn about the 2019 Examples of Excelencia finalists, programs highlighted for their efforts to accelerate Latino student success Learn about evidence-based programs accelerating Latino student success in the online searchable Growing What Works database. Join Us On October 24 in DC Excelencia announced the 2019 Examples of Excelencia at the Celebración de Excelencia. Help Excelencia in Education's celebrate our Quinceañera by making a tax-deductible donation for our fifteen year anniversary. 2019 Examples of Excelencia Announced In 2019, Excelencia in Education received 166 program nominations from 32 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Of these nominations, Excelencia has selected 4 Examples of Excelencia, 1 in each of our 4 categories: Associate, Baccalaureate, Graduate, and Community-Based Organizations, as programs that stood out as effective evidence-based practices accelerating Latino student success. In addition, 12 programs were highlighted as 2019 Examples of Excelencia finalists for their efforts to serve Latino students in higher education. Learn More 2019 Seal of Excelencia Recipients In 2019, Excelencia announced the inaugural cohort of institutions earning certification for serving Latino students. The Seal of Excelencia certification provides independent verification of institutions serving Latino students by intentionally aligning data, practice, and leadership. The Seal benefits institution, students, and community and accelerates the number of students with degrees by 2030. Learn More 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. 100 College/ University Presidents 265 College/ University Programs 272 Institutions 20,308 Individual Supporters Partner with Us
