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Download full textFimmen, Carol P.; Witthuhn, Burton O.; Riggins, Debi L.; Carson, Jamie – 1997
This paper examines some of the major problems and barriers faced by Hispanic/Latino youth who, despite high college enrollment rates, do not complete the four-year degree. An examination of five entering classes of Illinois college students found that only 30.2 percent of Hispanic students had completed their degrees at the end of four years,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Graduates
