For this issue, Hispanic Outlook honors those community colleges across the country that serve the highest number of Hispanic/Latino students, according to the latest data available.
Over the past year, community colleges have faced enormous challenges as they navigate a pandemic at the same time as they strive to provide their students – who are frequently first-generation learners, full or part-time workers, single parents and minorities – with the best opportunities for improving their skills and moving forward in their careers. For this issue, Hispanic Outlook honors those community colleges across the country that serve the highest number of Hispanic/Latino students, according to the latest data available.
The first set of lists – on enrollment, Associate degrees awarded nationally and Associate degrees by region - refers exclusively to two-year institutions where Associate degrees are the highest degree granted. The last list - on Associate and Bachelor's degrees awarded - includes community colleges where Bachelor’s degrees are the highest degree granted (colleges that have some four-year programs in addition to two-year programs).
In Fall 2020, each of the colleges on the first list enrolled more than 8,000 Hispanic/Latino students. East Los Angeles College and El Paso Community College were the top two institutions, with more than 20,000 Hispanic/Latino students enrolled at each. The colleges with the highest percentage of Hispanic/Latinos as a proportion of total enrollment were El Paso Community College (84%), Palo Alto College (77%), Cerritos College and Southwestern College (70% each).
In the 2019-20 academic year, the top four community colleges in terms of Associate degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students were Pasadena City College, El Paso Community College, Riverside City College, and Chaffey College, each of which awarded more than 2,500 Associate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students. Altogether, the 25 community colleges on this list conferred more than 48,500 Associate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students. The colleges with the highest proportion of Associate degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latino students were Imperial Valley College (91%), El Paso Community College (86%), East Los Angeles College (77%), and Cerritos College (72%).
Regionally, the data on Associate degrees granted by these institutions to Hispanic/Latino students reveals that El Paso Community College is ranked first in the South, the largest region in the country (comprised of 17 states). In the West, Pasadena City College in California is in first place, while in the Midwest City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College in Illinois ranks first, and in the Northeast, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College awards the highest number of these degrees to Hispanic/Latino students.
According to the final list (which includes community colleges that have some 4-year programs), South Texas College ranks first in awarding the greatest number of Associate and Bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic/Latino students; it also has the highest proportion of these degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latino students (96% of all degrees). Dallas College, Pasadena City College, Valencia College and the Lone Star College System round out the top five places on this list; each of these colleges awarded more than 3,000 degrees to Hispanic/Latino students in 2019-2020.
Fall 2020 HO Top 25 2-year Schools
|
|
Fall 2020 HO Top 25 2-year Schools
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino enrollment
|
Grand total (All students) enrollment
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
East Los Angeles College
|
CA
|
22003
|
33397
|
8955
|
13048
|
66%
|
|
2
|
El Paso Community College
|
TX
|
21982
|
26034
|
8751
|
13231
|
84%
|
|
3
|
Mt San Antonio College
|
CA
|
17973
|
28393
|
7508
|
10465
|
63%
|
|
4
|
Houston Community College
|
TX
|
17501
|
48329
|
6668
|
10833
|
36%
|
|
5
|
Tarrant County College District
|
TX
|
14990
|
43000
|
5492
|
9498
|
35%
|
|
6
|
Cerritos College
|
CA
|
14295
|
20406
|
6308
|
7987
|
70%
|
|
7
|
Long Beach City College
|
CA
|
13705
|
23147
|
5418
|
8287
|
59%
|
|
8
|
Fresno City College
|
CA
|
13405
|
22278
|
5489
|
7916
|
60%
|
|
9
|
Chaffey College
|
CA
|
13160
|
20025
|
4648
|
8512
|
66%
|
|
10
|
Riverside City College
|
CA
|
13082
|
20080
|
4755
|
8327
|
65%
|
|
11
|
Fullerton College
|
CA
|
12611
|
21427
|
5302
|
7309
|
59%
|
|
12
|
Pasadena City College
|
CA
|
12549
|
25034
|
5184
|
7365
|
50%
|
|
13
|
Southwestern College
|
CA
|
12374
|
17621
|
4973
|
7401
|
70%
|
|
14
|
San Antonio College
|
TX
|
12367
|
19231
|
4375
|
7992
|
64%
|
|
15
|
Northwest Vista College
|
TX
|
11862
|
18542
|
4641
|
7221
|
64%
|
|
16
|
Central New Mexico Community College
|
NM
|
11505
|
21398
|
4241
|
7264
|
54%
|
|
17
|
Northern Virginia Community College
|
VA
|
10633
|
52873
|
4406
|
6227
|
20%
|
|
18
|
College of the Canyons
|
CA
|
10381
|
20573
|
5293
|
5088
|
50%
|
|
19
|
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
|
NY
|
9792
|
22496
|
3894
|
5898
|
44%
|
|
20
|
Palomar College
|
CA
|
9693
|
21141
|
4452
|
5241
|
46%
|
|
21
|
San Joaquin Delta College
|
CA
|
9086
|
18224
|
3292
|
5794
|
50%
|
|
22
|
El Camino Community College District
|
CA
|
8858
|
20418
|
3800
|
5058
|
43%
|
|
23
|
College of the Sequoias
|
CA
|
8667
|
12571
|
3330
|
5337
|
69%
|
|
24
|
Los Angeles Pierce College
|
CA
|
8626
|
17521
|
3387
|
5239
|
49%
|
|
25
|
Palo Alto College
|
TX
|
8585
|
11193
|
3219
|
5366
|
77%
|
2019- 2020 HO Top 25 2-year Schools
|
|
Associate Degrees Granted as Highest Degrees offered
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
Pasadena City College
|
CA
|
3233
|
7647
|
1261
|
1972
|
42%
|
|
2
|
El Paso Community College
|
TX
|
2986
|
3469
|
1089
|
1897
|
86%
|
|
3
|
Riverside City College
|
CA
|
2538
|
3957
|
832
|
1706
|
64%
|
|
4
|
Chaffey College
|
CA
|
2520
|
4028
|
842
|
1678
|
63%
|
|
5
|
Central New Mexico Community College
|
NM
|
2444
|
4724
|
779
|
1665
|
52%
|
|
6
|
East Los Angeles College
|
CA
|
2331
|
3034
|
713
|
1618
|
77%
|
|
7
|
Tarrant County College District
|
TX
|
2119
|
5931
|
701
|
1418
|
36%
|
|
8
|
Fullerton College
|
CA
|
2098
|
3640
|
782
|
1316
|
58%
|
|
9
|
Mt San Antonio College
|
CA
|
2095
|
3287
|
817
|
1278
|
64%
|
|
10
|
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
|
NY
|
2062
|
4748
|
718
|
1344
|
43%
|
|
11
|
Northwest Vista College
|
TX
|
2001
|
3057
|
849
|
1152
|
65%
|
|
12
|
Houston Community College
|
TX
|
1893
|
5725
|
689
|
1204
|
33%
|
|
13
|
San Antonio College
|
TX
|
1783
|
2966
|
596
|
1187
|
60%
|
|
14
|
El Camino Community College District
|
CA
|
1748
|
3278
|
659
|
1089
|
53%
|
|
15
|
Imperial Valley College
|
CA
|
1658
|
1817
|
655
|
1003
|
91%
|
|
16
|
Los Angeles Pierce College
|
CA
|
1646
|
3677
|
620
|
1026
|
45%
|
|
17
|
Ventura College
|
CA
|
1633
|
2548
|
529
|
1104
|
64%
|
|
18
|
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
|
CA
|
1613
|
3064
|
499
|
1114
|
53%
|
|
19
|
Citrus College
|
CA
|
1578
|
2423
|
530
|
1048
|
65%
|
|
20
|
College of the Canyons
|
CA
|
1516
|
3160
|
548
|
968
|
48%
|
|
21
|
Allan Hancock College
|
CA
|
1491
|
2225
|
503
|
988
|
67%
|
|
22
|
College of the Sequoias
|
CA
|
1398
|
2127
|
470
|
928
|
66%
|
|
23
|
Long Beach City College
|
CA
|
1398
|
2375
|
539
|
859
|
59%
|
|
24
|
Southwestern College
|
CA
|
1392
|
2039
|
526
|
866
|
68%
|
|
25
|
Cerritos College
|
CA
|
1388
|
1932
|
532
|
856
|
72%
|
2019-2020 HO Top 10 2-Year Schools By Region
Associate Degrees as Highest Degrees offered
|
|
NORTHEASTERN REGION
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
|
NY
|
2062
|
4748
|
718
|
1344
|
43%
|
|
2
|
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
|
NY
|
1371
|
3128
|
500
|
871
|
44%
|
|
3
|
CUNY Bronx Community College
|
NY
|
1005
|
1614
|
358
|
647
|
62%
|
|
4
|
Suffolk County Community College
|
NY
|
836
|
3276
|
341
|
495
|
26%
|
|
5
|
CUNY Hostos Community College
|
NY
|
815
|
1243
|
220
|
595
|
66%
|
|
6
|
CUNY Queensborough Community College
|
NY
|
801
|
2440
|
339
|
462
|
33%
|
|
7
|
Nassau Community College
|
NY
|
783
|
2760
|
329
|
454
|
28%
|
|
8
|
SUNY Westchester Community College
|
NY
|
595
|
1553
|
274
|
321
|
38%
|
|
9
|
Hudson County Community College
|
NJ
|
557
|
1046
|
221
|
336
|
53%
|
|
10
|
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
|
NY
|
552
|
2424
|
204
|
348
|
23%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOUTHERN REGION
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
El Paso Community College
|
TX
|
2986
|
3469
|
1089
|
1897
|
86%
|
|
2
|
Tarrant County College District
|
TX
|
2119
|
5931
|
701
|
1418
|
36%
|
|
3
|
Northwest Vista College
|
TX
|
2001
|
3057
|
849
|
1152
|
65%
|
|
4
|
Houston Community College
|
TX
|
1893
|
5725
|
689
|
1204
|
33%
|
|
5
|
San Antonio College
|
TX
|
1783
|
2966
|
596
|
1187
|
60%
|
|
6
|
Palo Alto College
|
TX
|
1315
|
1562
|
404
|
911
|
84%
|
|
7
|
Hillsborough Community College
|
FL
|
1308
|
4060
|
493
|
815
|
32%
|
|
8
|
Northern Virginia Community College
|
VA
|
1254
|
5170
|
539
|
715
|
24%
|
|
9
|
Texas State Technical College
|
TX
|
953
|
2032
|
638
|
315
|
47%
|
|
10
|
Del Mar College
|
TX
|
753
|
1174
|
322
|
431
|
64%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MIDWESTERN REGION
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
|
IL
|
578
|
1085
|
218
|
360
|
53%
|
|
2
|
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
|
IL
|
489
|
905
|
216
|
273
|
54%
|
|
3
|
Moraine Valley Community College
|
IL
|
444
|
1904
|
195
|
249
|
23%
|
|
4
|
College of Lake County
|
IL
|
432
|
1416
|
165
|
267
|
31%
|
|
5
|
William Rainey Harper College
|
IL
|
411
|
1881
|
167
|
244
|
22%
|
|
6
|
Triton College
|
IL
|
400
|
932
|
149
|
251
|
43%
|
|
7
|
Morton College
|
IL
|
393
|
466
|
152
|
241
|
84%
|
|
8
|
College of DuPage
|
IL
|
380
|
1860
|
158
|
222
|
20%
|
|
9
|
Elgin Community College
|
IL
|
370
|
1100
|
139
|
231
|
34%
|
|
10
|
Joliet Junior College
|
IL
|
334
|
1560
|
145
|
189
|
21%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WESTERN REGION
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
Pasadena City College
|
CA
|
3233
|
7647
|
1261
|
1972
|
42%
|
|
2
|
Riverside City College
|
CA
|
2538
|
3957
|
832
|
1706
|
64%
|
|
3
|
Chaffey College
|
CA
|
2520
|
4028
|
842
|
1678
|
63%
|
|
4
|
Central New Mexico Community College
|
NM
|
2444
|
4724
|
779
|
1665
|
52%
|
|
5
|
East Los Angeles College
|
CA
|
2331
|
3034
|
713
|
1618
|
77%
|
|
6
|
Fullerton College
|
CA
|
2098
|
3640
|
782
|
1316
|
58%
|
|
7
|
Mt San Antonio College
|
CA
|
2095
|
3287
|
817
|
1278
|
64%
|
|
8
|
El Camino Community College District
|
CA
|
1748
|
3278
|
659
|
1089
|
53%
|
|
9
|
Imperial Valley College
|
CA
|
1658
|
1817
|
655
|
1003
|
91%
|
|
10
|
Los Angeles Pierce College
|
CA
|
1646
|
3677
|
620
|
1026
|
45%
|
2019-2020 HO Top 25 2-year Schools
|
|
Bachelor Degrees Granted as Highest Degrees offered
|
State
|
All Hispanic/Latino Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
|
Grand total (All students) Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
|
Hispanic/Latino men
|
Hispanic/Latino women
|
Percent Hispanic/Latino
|
|
1
|
South Texas College
|
TX
|
4568
|
4778
|
1668
|
2900
|
96%
|
|
2
|
Dallas College
|
TX
|
3348
|
7976
|
1187
|
2161
|
42%
|
|
3
|
Pasadena City College
|
CA
|
3233
|
7647
|
1261
|
1972
|
42%
|
|
4
|
Valencia College
|
FL
|
3180
|
8919
|
1206
|
1974
|
36%
|
|
5
|
Lone Star College System
|
TX
|
3011
|
7681
|
1011
|
2000
|
39%
|
|
6
|
El Paso Community College
|
TX
|
2986
|
3469
|
1089
|
1897
|
86%
|
|
7
|
Bakersfield College
|
CA
|
2826
|
4193
|
1035
|
1791
|
67%
|
|
8
|
San Jacinto Community College
|
TX
|
2568
|
4603
|
971
|
1597
|
56%
|
|
9
|
Riverside City College
|
CA
|
2538
|
3957
|
832
|
1706
|
64%
|
|
10
|
Chaffey College
|
CA
|
2520
|
4028
|
842
|
1678
|
63%
|
|
11
|
Broward College
|
FL
|
2510
|
7106
|
945
|
1565
|
35%
|
|
12
|
Central New Mexico Community College
|
NM
|
2444
|
4724
|
779
|
1665
|
52%
|
|
13
|
East Los Angeles College
|
CA
|
2331
|
3034
|
713
|
1618
|
77%
|
|
14
|
Tarrant County College District
|
TX
|
2119
|
5931
|
701
|
1418
|
36%
|
|
15
|
Fullerton College
|
CA
|
2098
|
3640
|
782
|
1316
|
58%
|
|
16
|
Mt San Antonio College
|
CA
|
2095
|
3287
|
817
|
1278
|
64%
|
|
17
|
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
|
NY
|
2062
|
4748
|
718
|
1344
|
43%
|
|
18
|
Santa Ana College
|
CA
|
2003
|
2854
|
734
|
1269
|
70%
|
|
19
|
Northwest Vista College
|
TX
|
2001
|
3057
|
849
|
1152
|
65%
|
|
20
|
Houston Community College
|
TX
|
1893
|
5725
|
689
|
1204
|
33%
|
|
21
|
San Antonio College
|
TX
|
1783
|
2966
|
596
|
1187
|
60%
|
|
22
|
El Camino Community College District
|
CA
|
1748
|
3278
|
659
|
1089
|
53%
|
|
23
|
Rio Hondo College
|
CA
|
1662
|
1947
|
591
|
1071
|
85%
|
|
24
|
Imperial Valley College
|
CA
|
1658
|
1817
|
655
|
1003
|
91%
|
|
25
|
Los Angeles Pierce College
|
CA
|
1646
|
3677
|
620
|
1026
|
45%
|
