Improving Latino College Completion: What State Legislators Should Know

In the next few years, state legislators will deal with many significant and pressing policy issues, including continued tight state budgets. One of the most urgent challenges for state legislatures is designing effective policies to significantly improve the educational attainment of its citizens, which is fundamental to improving state economic vitality. Most states have set ambitious goals to improve the number of citizens who have postsecondary credentials, particularly associate or bachelor’s degrees.

To ensure state economic vitality, states will need to dramatically increase the number of people who receive a college degree. Many states are focusing on increasing the graduation rates of Latino students, whicih continue to lag significantly behind the rates of white students.

The purpose of this legislative brief is to raise awareness about the urgency for state legislatures to focus on improving Latino college completion rates. It also highlights strategies that can help these students succeed.

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