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Latino College Completion -

North Carolina

Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers continues. 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)
26%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
50%

Of White adults

Fast Facts

North Carolina had the 11th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

16%

K-12 Population

10%

Total Population

2-Year Graduation Rate

34%

Latino Students

39%

White Students

Median Age

25

Latinos

44

White

4-Year Graduation Rate

65%

Latino Students

71%

White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 5%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in North Carolina.


At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 6%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in North Carolina.


Bar charts comparing 2-year institutions with 4-year institutions graduation rates between Hispanic and White non-Hispanic peers in North Carolina.

Top Institutions

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Top Institutions Enrolling (Hispanic Undergraduates) in North Carolina, 2021-2022

Rank

Institutions

Sector

Grand Total 

Hispanic Total 

% Hispanic

1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Public, 4-year or above

23,708

3,036

13%

2

Wake Technical Community College

Public, 2-year

18,327

2,715

15%

3

Central Piedmont Community College

Public, 2-year

13,449

2,356

18%

4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Public, 4-year or above

14,889

2,161

15%

5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public, 4-year or above

19,722

1,911

10%




Examples of What Works for Latino Students

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

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) - Washington State University

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) - Washington State University

WSU CAMP's mission is to improve the lives of migrant or seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families through higher education attainment.

Project upGRADS

Project upGRADS at California State University, Fullerton aims to improve access to graduate education for Latinx 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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