ERIC Number: ED506007
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 28
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 17
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Accelerating Latino Student Success at Texas Border Institutions: Possibilities and Challenges
Santiago, Deborah A.
Excelencia in Education (NJ1)
This report examines enrollment and graduation trends at eight Texas institutions, highlights promising programs and strategies for serving Latino students, and offers policy recommendations for improving success rates for the state's Latino students. The analysis was prepared as part of Excelencia's Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) project, supported by TG, a Texas-based nonprofit corporation that administers the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Two appendices are included: (1) Participation and Success; and (2) Degrees in Critical Areas of Need.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Educational Attainment, State Universities, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Graduation, Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Profiles, Access to Education, School Holding Power, Institutional Characteristics, School Readiness, Time to Degree
Excelencia in Education. 1752 N Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-778-8323; Fax: 202-955-5770; e-mail: contact@edexcelencia.org; Web site: http://www.EdExcelencia.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Excelencia in Education
Identifiers: Texas; Mexico United States Border


