Faculty Mentor
Martin Meraz Garcia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Department
Chicano Education
Abstract
After being met with disadvantage for years Latinos have begun to break away from stereotypes and reaching new highs in college enrollment as the group experiences reduced high school dropout rates. Despite the high rate of Latino college enrollment, low completion rates of bachelor’s and associate degree programs persist. The goal of this project is to identify the barriers Latinos experience while attending higher education, prompting them to drop out and suggest solutions to these problems. Through the analysis of data from scholarly sources and the U.S Census Bureau, conclusions are drawn on the reasons Latinos have such a low college completion rate and solutions are offered on how to improve the retention and completion rates of this population.
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Wendolyn J., "Latinos: Breaking the Barrier of College Education Completion" (2018). 2018 Symposium. 3.
https://dc.ewu.edu/scrw_2018/3
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