Excelencia in Education aims to accelerate higher education success for Latino students by providing data-driven analysis of the educational status of Latino students and by promoting education policies and institutional practices that support their academic achievement.
Highlights from the 2011 Celebración de Excelencia HD
Highlights from the 2011 Celebración de Excelencia
Highlights from the 2011 Celebración de Excelencia
2011 Graduate Level Example of Excelencia - The Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program at the Carlos Albizu University (CAU), San Juan Campus offers doctoral education and training in clinical psychology. The Ph.D. Program was founded in 1992. It was first accredited by the American Psychological Association in 1994. They train around 150 graduate students per year that fluctuates between first and fifth year. They provide mentorship and academic trainings in Clinical Psychology to mainly Hispanic/...
2011 Baccalaureate Level Example of Excelencia - STEP 2 (Successful Transition to Educator Preparation)is a student support services program that assists transfer students from South Plains College that have completed their Associates of Arts in Teaching at South Plains College and desire to obtain their certification to teach from a 4-year institution. STEP 1 is to complete the AAT (Associate of Arts in Teaching). STEP 2 is to transfer to Texas Tech University. The partnership between South P...
2011 Associate Level Example of Excelencia
The Early College High School (ECHS) Initiative at El Paso Community College (EPCC) provides students in this region the opportunity to complete an associate degree while attending high school. The initiative was created in 2006 in partnership with Socorro Independent School District (ISD). There are now five ISD's in a joint effort to support ECHS students while maintaining academic rigor and creating a college environment by focusing on "college first" and "high school" second.
STEP 2 is a student support services program that assists transfer students from South Plains College that have completed their Associates of Arts in Teaching at South Plains College and desire to obtain their certification to teach from a 4-year institution. STEP 1 is to complete the AAT (Associate of Arts in Teaching). STEP 2 is to transfer to Texas Tech University. The partnership between South Plains College and Texas Tech College of Education began in 2005 with the first cohort of transfe...
The Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program at the Carlos Albizu University (CAU), San Juan Campus offers doctoral education and training in clinical psychology. The Ph.D. Program was founded in 1992. It was first accredited by the American Psychological Association in 1994. We train around 150 graduate students per year that fluctuates between first and fifth year. We provide mentorship, and academic trainings in Clinical Psychology to mainly Hispanic/Latino students.
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha J. Kanter and Jon Whitmore, CEO of ACT, joined Excelencia in Education at the U.S. Capitol to announce the 2011 Examples of Excelencia, top programs that increase degree completion among Latinos at the associate, bachelor, and graduate level. The 2011 Examples of Excelencia are: Associate Level - Early College High School Initiative at El Paso Community College Baccalaureate Level - STEP 2 (Successful Transition to Educator Preparation) at Texas Tech Un...