HISPANIC COLLEGE ATTENDANCE AND COMPLETION - EVIDENCE FROM THE HIGH-SCHOOL AND BEYOND SURVEYS

The problem of low high school completion rates among Hispanics has re ceived considerable attention. Less is known, however, about the highe r educational experiences of Hispanic high school graduates. This stud y uses the High School and Beyond Surveys of the 1980 senior class to examine the higher educational outcomes of Hispanics. Although Hispani c high school graduates are as likely as whites to attend college, dif ferences in college completion are significant among those who attend college. As expected, socio-economic status and traditional academic m easures such as grades are shown to be strong predictors of high educa tional outcomes. Differences in college completion between Hispanics a nd other students seem to arise more from their unique educational exp eriences, such as delayed entry into college, attending 2-year college s, and frequent transfers from full and part time student status.