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