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LATINOS AND
   HIGHER
 EDUCATION


 RETENTION RATE
HIGHER EDUCATION

• Only 16% of Latinos in the U.S have a college
  degree

• Latino college completion rate is 35%

• Very few Latinos make it past college, even less
  continue their education
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS

• No higher education without secondary education

• Latinos account for 21% of all high school dropouts

• Highest of any ethnic group
REASONS

• Family problems

• Financial problems

• Work

• Pregnancy

• Lack of support
ENROLLMENT

• About 10% of Latino graduates pursue a higher
  degree

• National average is around 7.5%

• Second highest ethnic group right behind Asains
FINANCIAL AID

• Cost of a bachelor's degree <$100,000

• Higher Education Act

• Most Latinos live in poverty

• The impossible becomes possible
ILLEGAL LATINOS

• 67% of Latinos born here in the U.S

• More then half of all Latino immigrants illegal

• No access to financial aid
RESOURCES

• Retention programs

• Tutoring program

• Special scolorships
REASONS

• High costs

• Lack of access to resources

• Unfamiliar enviornment
THE RISE OF LATINOS

• Latinos Ages 16- 24 dropping out of school have
  been reduced from 35.2% in 1980 to 17.5% in 2009

• Latino population growing

• Dropouts reducing, enrollment increasing

• More available resources

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Latinos and higher education

  • 1. LATINOS AND HIGHER EDUCATION RETENTION RATE
  • 2. HIGHER EDUCATION • Only 16% of Latinos in the U.S have a college degree • Latino college completion rate is 35% • Very few Latinos make it past college, even less continue their education
  • 3. HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS • No higher education without secondary education • Latinos account for 21% of all high school dropouts • Highest of any ethnic group
  • 4. REASONS • Family problems • Financial problems • Work • Pregnancy • Lack of support
  • 5. ENROLLMENT • About 10% of Latino graduates pursue a higher degree • National average is around 7.5% • Second highest ethnic group right behind Asains
  • 6. FINANCIAL AID • Cost of a bachelor's degree <$100,000 • Higher Education Act • Most Latinos live in poverty • The impossible becomes possible
  • 7. ILLEGAL LATINOS • 67% of Latinos born here in the U.S • More then half of all Latino immigrants illegal • No access to financial aid
  • 8. RESOURCES • Retention programs • Tutoring program • Special scolorships
  • 9. REASONS • High costs • Lack of access to resources • Unfamiliar enviornment
  • 10. THE RISE OF LATINOS • Latinos Ages 16- 24 dropping out of school have been reduced from 35.2% in 1980 to 17.5% in 2009 • Latino population growing • Dropouts reducing, enrollment increasing • More available resources