Hispanics and Higher Education

HISPANICS & HIGHER EDUCATION 1980 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) identification established 14.6M Hispanics in the U.S. (1981 The National Hispanic University was founded It is the first and only dedicated collegiate institution committed to the successful achievement of Hispanic professionals 443K Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college 1990 22.4M Hispanics in the U.S. 748K (1996 Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college 1.4M Hispanics 18 and older who had at least a 2000► bachelor's degree 35.3M Hispanics in the U.S. 1.426M 12004 95% of Latino parents say Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college that it is "very" important to them that their children go to college 54% of Latinos say that young people have little 2005 chance of success without a college degree 42.7M Hispanics in the U.S. SUCCESS : 12006 Colleges and universities enrolling Hispanics: 2007► Employment to Population Ratio 80% 76% 6 (CA) 7 Hispanics with a bachelor's degree (Puerto Rico) 7 (TX) Non-Hispanics with a bachelor's degree 2 (FL) Florida = Top enrollment Other = Highest enrollment concentrations %3D (2008 Parents who agreed all students were better off going to college after high school 86% 2010► 54% 50.5M Hispanics in the U.S. Hispanic Parents Non-Hispanic Parents 12.2M 12012 Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college The National Hispanic University introduces entirely online programs to increase higher education access for Latinos The National + = ACCESS Hispanic University LAUREATE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES 2020 MM 1 in 4 children enrolled in America's K-12 public schools will be Latino 9M postsecondary degrees needed to meet the U.S. goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world More than half must be earned by Latinos to reach that target The National Hispanic University I www.NHU.edu Sources: www.nlatinoaddiction.org, www.census.gov, http://edexcelencia.org, www.pewtrusts.com, www.pewhispanic.org www.edweek.org, www.georgetown.edu HISPANICS & HIGHER EDUCATION 1980 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) identification established 14.6M Hispanics in the U.S. (1981 The National Hispanic University was founded It is the first and only dedicated collegiate institution committed to the successful achievement of Hispanic professionals 443K Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college 1990 22.4M Hispanics in the U.S. 748K (1996 Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college 1.4M Hispanics 18 and older who had at least a 2000► bachelor's degree 35.3M Hispanics in the U.S. 1.426M 12004 95% of Latino parents say Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college that it is "very" important to them that their children go to college 54% of Latinos say that young people have little 2005 chance of success without a college degree 42.7M Hispanics in the U.S. SUCCESS : 12006 Colleges and universities enrolling Hispanics: 2007► Employment to Population Ratio 80% 76% 6 (CA) 7 Hispanics with a bachelor's degree (Puerto Rico) 7 (TX) Non-Hispanics with a bachelor's degree 2 (FL) Florida = Top enrollment Other = Highest enrollment concentrations %3D (2008 Parents who agreed all students were better off going to college after high school 86% 2010► 54% 50.5M Hispanics in the U.S. Hispanic Parents Non-Hispanic Parents 12.2M 12012 Persons of Hispanic origin enrolled in college The National Hispanic University introduces entirely online programs to increase higher education access for Latinos The National + = ACCESS Hispanic University LAUREATE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES 2020 MM 1 in 4 children enrolled in America's K-12 public schools will be Latino 9M postsecondary degrees needed to meet the U.S. goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world More than half must be earned by Latinos to reach that target The National Hispanic University I www.NHU.edu Sources: www.nlatinoaddiction.org, www.census.gov, http://edexcelencia.org, www.pewtrusts.com, www.pewhispanic.org www.edweek.org, www.georgetown.edu