Hispanics are now, for the first time, the largest minority group among the nation’s four-year college and university students.
Between 1972 and 2011, the Latino share of 18- to 24-year-old college students steadily grew—rising from 2.9% to 16.5%.
since 1972!!!
However, population growth alone does not explain this. No. Today, with the high school completion rate among young Hispanics at a new high, more young Hispanics than ever are eligible to attend college. YES! more Latinos are graduating from high school.
According to the Pew Hispanic analysis, 76.3% of all Hispanics ages 18 to 24 had a high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) degree in 2011, up from 72.8% in 2010. And among these high school completers, a record share—nearly half (45.6%)—is enrolled in two-year or four-year colleges.
Nearly half!!! nearly half of latino high school grads enroll in college!
Between 2010 and 2011, the number of young Hispanics enrolled in college grew by 15%, or 265,000 students, to 2.1 million. This increase follows on the heels of a 24% increase in Hispanic college enrollments between 2009 to 2010 (Fry, 2011).
again: in 2010 a 24% increase in latino college enrollments. ADD on top of that, in 2011, an additional 15% increase!
Alone, Hispanic college enrollment growth accounted for nearly three-quarters (74%) of the growth in ALL college student enrollments over the last year.
As recently as October 2006, Hispanics were only 11% of all college students. In just five years, their share has grown by almost 50%.
This is a significant milestone because for the first time Hispanic representation among the nation’s traditional college student population matched Hispanics’ overall population representation, also at 16.5%.
In 2011, Hispanics were 13.1% of all 18- to 24- year olds enrolled at four-year colleges and universities.
However, population growth alone does not explain enrollment gains among Hispanics.
According to Pew Hispanic estimates, a record share of young Hispanics is eligible to attend college. In 2011, 76% of Hispanics ages 18 to 24 had finished high school, the highest level of Hispanic high school completion ever attained and a three-percentage-point increase over the 2010 level (73%). This record-high level of Hispanic high school completion is consistent with the recently noted strong gains in the Hispanic high school graduation rate at the nation’s public schools reported by Education Week (Swanson, 2012). 6
did u really read that? it says: the highest EVER attained - 2011 had the highest latino high school completion ever at 76% of latinos completing high school.
Over the past four decades, the number of Hispanics graduating with either an associate or a bachelor’s degree has increased 7-fold, with growth outpacing that of other groups.
SEVEN-fold! 7-fold increase in latinos graduating from college. outpacing other groups.
SEVEN times! siete! seven! foward this to seven of your friends. go ahead! be proud!
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/08/20/hispanic-student-enrollments-reach-new-highs-in-2011/
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http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/08/20/hispanic-student-enrollments-reach-new-highs-in-2011/
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