Flood of students taking Spanish tests colleges’ teaching resources

More than half of all students who take a foreign language in college take Spanish. Not just in California. Not just in Florida. Not just in New York.

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994, college enrollment in Spanish classes has climbed steadily as fluency in the language becomes a more valued skill. Professionals have returned to take classes they skipped when they earned their degrees, and young students are deciding more often than not that Spanish is the best choice for fulfilling foreign-language requirements.

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