Latino College Completion - Kentucky

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), Kentucky

25%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
37%
of White adults

Kentucky Fast Facts

Kentucky had the 38th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

6%
K-12 Population
4%
Total Population

Median Age

25
Latinos
41
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

34%
Latino Students
43%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

53%
Latino Students
57%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 9%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kentucky.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 4%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kentucky.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Kentucky Institutions

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Kentucky Public, 4-year or above 21358 1251 6%
2 University of Louisville Public, 4-year or above 13815 898 7%
3 Jefferson Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 7286 766 11%
4 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 7612 675 9%
5 Western Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 12526 643 5%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Jefferson Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 1305 78 6%
2 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 1677 64 4%
3 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 614 34 6%
4 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 599 31 5%
5 Hopkinsville Community College Public, 2-year 360 30 8%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Kentucky Public, 4-year or above 4748 215 5%
2 University of Louisville Public, 4-year or above 2975 152 5%
3 Western Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2784 88 3%
4 Eastern Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2406 77 3%
5 Northern Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2168 73 3%

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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