Studying colleges and universities in Puerto Rico could provide a unique glimpse into how higher education institutions in the U.S. could better serve Latino students in the face of enrollment inconsistencies, demographic shifts and financial constraints.
The events contributed to the outmigration of hundreds of thousands of young Puerto Rican people, creating an increasingly older residential population.To battle declining enrollment, some institutions expanded and revised their program offerings. Others established satellite campuses or programs on the mainland to serve the Puerto Rican diaspora and the broader Latino community.
Studying colleges and universities in Puerto Rico could provide a unique glimpse into how higher education institutions in the U.S. could better serve Latino students in the face of enrollment inconsistencies, demographic shifts and financial constraints, Santiago said. That is particularly significant because Puerto Rico has the third-largest number of Hispanic-serving institutions in the U.S.whose enrollments are at least 25% full-time Latino undergraduate students.
Another challenge colleges and universities identified is that students who graduate are choosing to leave Puerto Rico to pursue work on the mainland or in other countries in Latin America, posing additional challenges for Puerto Rico’s economy and its declining workforce, the report found.
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