Latino Student Success andAmerica’s Future
NACADA Annual ConferenceOctober 2, 2009
Why look at the education of Latino students?
• 2nd largest racial/ethnic group
… and growing• Youngest racial/ethnic group• Lower educational attainment• Future workforce and civic leadership
Release of
• US Census
• Creating the Will: Hispanics Achieving Educational Excellence
Final Report from the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Year 2000
Year 2009
Still working on Creating the Will
Public perception of today’s Latino students
• Immigrant• Undocumented• English Language Learner (ELL)• High school dropout
Actual profile of today’s Latino students
• U.S. born• U.S. citizens• English dominant• High school graduate
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Majority are:
•First-generation
•Enroll part-time
•Attend community colleges
•Commute to college (live off campus)
•Enroll at colleges close to where live
•Work (off-campus) while enrolled in college
•Do not complete college in the traditional path (enroll right after high school and complete degree in four years)
Latinos and the Nation’s Youth
Latino Share of Age Groups in the US Population (2007)
24% 21% 20% 18% 17% 18% 20%16%
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Under5
5 to 9 10 to14
15 to17
18 and19
20 to24
25 to29
35 to44
Source: 2007 American Community Survey
Lumina Foundation for Education
Obama Administration Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Convergence
Increase the percentage of American with high quality degrees and credentials from 39% to 60% by 2025
National initiative to identify and promote programs and institutional departments with significant evidence of improving educational achievement for Latino students in higher education.
Associate, Baccalaureate and Graduate Levels
www.EdExcelencia.org