The study suggests that policymakers and institutions both do their part to encourage Hispanic women in the higher education sphere. The latter can provide student services through mentors, financial aid/work study, developmental courses, child-care services, academic support, as well as having the right instructors for advising these students.
Texas Southmost College, a community college in Brownsville, has an articulation agreement with the University of Texas at Brownsville and students can choose to do an associate’s degree at the community college and then transfer to UT-Brownsville or enroll at the four-year school from the start.
Of the 63 students, 36 were female. They were split between traditional and non-traditional-aged college students, with a few more in the 18-24 years category. Of the entire group, 29 were transfers into a four-year program, while 34 had the four-year degree as their initial objective.
According to Stick, many Hispanic women would choose the community college option, “but in terms of making the transfer from the two-year to four-year, it wasn’t very effective.”
The researchers divided the interviews into 13 categories and six themes. The categories included gender, marital status, English language proficiency, family education, study discipline, any help the students received and their reflections on education, and if they attended full-time or part-time.
--Diverse staff
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