Austin Community College to request funding for Hispanic students

“In order to recruit and retain more Hispanic students, Austin Community College President and CEO Stephen B. Kinslow will ask U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, for more funding today.

The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. at ACCs Eastview Campus.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of Hispanic students who graduate high school has risen 15 percent since 1997. Although the national rate of Hispanics between the ages of 25 and 28 who complete some college has risen 58 percent since 1977, currently only 32 percent of Hispanic high school graduates in the same age group complete some college”

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