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Borden, Victor M. H.; Brown, Pamela C. – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
In academic year 1994-1995, just over 200,000 students representing ethnic and racial minority groups graduated from U.S. colleges and universities with a four-year degree. In 2004-2005, that number reached nearly 350,000, representing an annual percentage growth rate of 5.1 percent and a 64 percent increase over the entire 10-year period. The…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Student Diversity, Graduates, Bachelors Degrees
Borden, Victor M. H.; Brown, Pamela C. – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
Substantial growth continues in both the number and percentage of students of color obtaining master's, doctoral and first professional degrees, but there is still notable under-representation among African-Americans, Hispanics and American Indians at the doctoral and first professional ranks. The overall numbers also mask important…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Higher Education, Health Occupations, Professional Occupations
Borden, Victor M.H.; Brown, Pamela C. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Earning a bachelor's degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate career was just the starting point and that they still have a long and hard road to tow to attain their ultimate…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Medical Education, Higher Education, Statistical Data