Latino College Completion - Nevada

Overview

Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers has increased. However, different patterns emerge within each state or location. To reach the Latino degree attainment goal by 2030, states can close the degree completion gap by accelerating Latino completion while increasing for all students and scale up programs and initiatives that work for Latino, and all, students.

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Degree Attainment for Latino Students (2021), Nevada

20%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
43%
of White adults

Nevada Fast Facts

Nevada had the 14th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

41%
K-12 Population
30%
Total Population

Median Age

29
Latinos
47
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

68%
Latino Students
67%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

40%
Latino Students
50%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 1%-points higher than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Nevada.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 10%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Nevada.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Nevada Institutions

Enrolling: Top Institutions (Hispanic Undergraduates) in Nevada, 2021-2022

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 College of Southern Nevada Public, 4-year or above 27817 10725 39%
2 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Public, 4-year or above 24835 8303 33%
3 University of Nevada-Reno Public, 4-year or above 16274 3853 24%
4 Truckee Meadows Community College Public, 4-year or above 6307 2394 38%
5 Nevada State College Public, 4-year or above 4110 1749 43%

Associates Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Nevada, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 College of Southern Nevada Public, 4-year or above 3323 1105 33%
2 Truckee Meadows Community College Public, 4-year or above 1272 377 30%
3 Western Nevada College Public, 4-year or above 604 162 27%
4 Great Basin College Public, 4-year or above 339 82 24%
5 Career College of Northern Nevada Private for-profit, 2-year 93 49 53%

Bachelors Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Nevada, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Public, 4-year or above 4823 1395 29%
2 University of Nevada-Reno Public, 4-year or above 3730 803 22%
3 Nevada State College Public, 4-year or above 761 249 33%
4 Roseman University of Health Sciences Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 287 42 15%
5 Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas Private for-profit, 4-year or above 83 33 40%

Examples of What Works for Latino Students

Here are some institutions showing success in enrolling, retaining, and graduating Latino students:

Sources

Excelencia in Education. (2020). Ensuring America’s Future: Benchmarking Latino College Completion to 2030. Excelencia in Education. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.

Excelencia in Education Analysis using the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2021 Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates Survey and Institutional Characteristics Survey.

 

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