Student Success If we open the doors to college education to all that wish to achieve it, we produce a new generation of Americans proud of their destiny. Highly educated citizens, once vested in our country's democracy, will nurture it, protect it, defend it, develop and evolve it, and then they will sustain it. Juliet V. Garcia, Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and past president, University of Texas-Brownsville Latinos in Higher Education: Compilation of Fast Facts Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing racial/ethnic groups in postsecondary education. All involved in higher education need up-to-date and accurate information about Latino students to better inform policy and practice. In this compilation we provide a snapshot with a Latino lens of: affordability, institutional capacity, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), retention and transfer, workforce preparation, and more. Learn More Why focus on Latino student success? Policy must keep up with our country’s changing demographics to serve students, especially with Latinos’ fast growth rate. Achieving the nation’s educational attainment goals and ensuring our nation’s prosperity is impossible without significant improvements in the acceleration of postsecondary completion of Latino students. Related Research Research / Publication November 2017 Framing, Not Blaming: Improving Latino College Transfer in Texas Research / Publication March 2015 Helping or Hindering? State Policies & Latino College Completion Fact Sheet April 2016 Latino Males in Higher Education Research / Publication January 2015 The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook Research / Publication April 2010 Florida Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Student Success in Higher Education Issue Brief January 2009 Weaving a Web of Support for Students: Assessing ENLACE New Mexico Research / Publication November 2007 Voces: A Profile of Today's Latino College Students Research / Publication October 2016 California Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Success in Higher Education Issue Brief February 2004 Federal Policy and Latinos in Higher Education: A Guide for Policymakers and Grantmakers Research / Publication January 2004 What Works for Latino Youth Fact Sheet January 2015 Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos – All Disciplines Research / Publication July 2017 The ARC (Access, Retention, and Completion) of Success for Latino Students in Appalachia: A Summary Profile Infographic May 2016 HSIs, Title V, and Latino Students Research / Publication September 2018 Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Issue Brief September 2018 Closing the Equity Gap in Educational Attainment for Latinos
Research / Publication November 2017 Framing, Not Blaming: Improving Latino College Transfer in Texas
Research / Publication April 2010 Florida Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Student Success in Higher Education
Research / Publication October 2016 California Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Success in Higher Education
Issue Brief February 2004 Federal Policy and Latinos in Higher Education: A Guide for Policymakers and Grantmakers
Research / Publication July 2017 The ARC (Access, Retention, and Completion) of Success for Latino Students in Appalachia: A Summary Profile
Research / Publication September 2018 Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)
