Latino College Completion - Colorado

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), Colorado

28%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
59%
of White adults

Colorado Fast Facts

Colorado had the 8th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

31%
K-12 Population
22%
Total Population

Median Age

29
Latinos
41
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

54%
Latino Students
57%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

44%
Latino Students
59%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 3%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Colorado.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 15%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Colorado.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Colorado Institutions

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Metropolitan State University of Denver Public, 4-year or above 15625 5198 33%
2 University of Colorado Boulder Public, 4-year or above 30414 4042 13%
3 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, 4-year or above 24344 3727 15%
4 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year or above 11042 2799 25%
5 Front Range Community College Public, 4-year or above 11436 2795 24%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Front Range Community College Public, 4-year or above 1831 337 18%
2 Pikes Peak Community College Public, 4-year or above 1665 318 19%
3 Aims Community College Public, 2-year 660 222 34%
4 Community College of Denver Public, 4-year or above 715 216 30%
5 Pueblo Community College Public, 4-year or above 723 213 29%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Colorado Boulder Public, 4-year or above 6753 840 12%
2 Metropolitan State University of Denver Public, 4-year or above 3100 791 26%
3 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, 4-year or above 5195 745 14%
4 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year or above 2786 571 20%
5 University of Northern Colorado Public, 4-year or above 1945 393 20%

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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