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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Santiago and Sarita E. in 2022-23.

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Success coaching retains first-year students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The success coach is responsible for helping to ease the student’s transition into college, most directly through resource education and connecting students to the success center. The goal is to “intentionally get in front of students from the beginning,” Koons explains.