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ERIC Number: ED587050
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions
Nichols, Andrew H.
Education Trust
This report looks at graduation rates for Latino students and the completion or graduation rate gap between Latino and White students at four-year colleges and universities across the country. Data come from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The bulk of this analysis focuses on 613 public and nonprofit private nonspecialized institutions. These institutions enroll nearly 85 percent of all first-time, full-time Latino students enrolled at four-year campuses. The report compares Latino student outcomes at colleges that are similar (e.g., total number of undergraduates, average SAT scores, and number of Pell Grant recipients). The study found 10 institutions that have significantly higher-than-average graduation rates for Latino students and little to no completion rate gap between Latino and White students. These institutions defy the notion that student outcomes are determined by the incoming characteristics of the students that colleges and universities admit. This report examines the practices at eight institutions that have improved outcomes in both access and success and sustained them over a significant period of time. It also shares 10 of the analyses that leaders at these institutions found to be particularly powerful in provoking discussion and action on college completion.
Education Trust. 1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-293-1217; Fax: 202-293-2605; Web site: https://edtrust.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Education Trust
Identifiers - Location: Texas; California; Colorado; North Carolina; New York
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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