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ERIC Number: ED482807
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 30
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Arizona Minority Student Success Report, Spring 2003.
Drake, Tonya M.; Forester, Christine A.
The Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC) is a policy center of the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education. AMEPAC's mission is to stimulate, through studies, statewide discussion, and debate, constructive improvement of Arizona minority students' early awareness, access, and achievement throughout all sectors of education. This resource guide offers minority student demographics, with each section providing information on students by gender and by race/ethnic population. Arizona has a more diverse population than the national average, with 35.3% of the population being people of color, compared to the national average of 29.4%. Hispanic populations comprise the largest (25.3%) race/ethnicity, followed by Native Americans (5.0%), African Americans (3.1%), and Asian Americans (1.9%). Addresses the following educational issues, with statistical tables: (1) PK-12 enrollment; (2) Dropout Rates; (3) Graduation Rates; (4) Advanced Placement Tests; (5) Eligibility for University Enrollment; (6) Act and SAT Test Scores; (7) College Enrollment, by institution type; (8) Graduation Rates, Postsecondary; (9) and 2001 Enrollments, by institution, age and ethnicity. Contains 11 tables, 4 figures, and glossary. Includes 18 demographic- and education-related resources, with Internet addresses where available. (NB)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Arizona State Commission for Postsecondary Education, Phoenix. Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center.
Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A