Latino Students Less Likely to Select Four-Year Colleges
Finances and Poor Counseling Among Reasons Cited
By attending Oregon State University rather than a community college, 21-year-old Doris Gonzalez Gomez has taken a step out of the norm for many Latinos to boost her prospects of earning a bachelor’s degree.
When Latinos go to college, they are less likely than any other major racial or ethnic group to attend a four-year college or university, according to an unpublished analysis of federal education data by the Pew Hispanic Center . That’s a concern to educators because students who start at community colleges are less likely than their peers beginning postsecondary studies at four-year institutions to earn bachelor’s degrees, which statistics show typically translate into better pay in the labor market.
Ms. Gonzalez was an intern this summer for U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif. She’s among 30 Latinos who were selected by the Washington-based Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute to be interns on Capitol Hill. All but one...
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