Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Education announced today that 96 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) will receive more than $51 million in new awards to strengthen and expand educational opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students. The HSI program provides grants to make college more attainable for Hispanic students and allows institutions to enhance their academic offerings, program quality and institutional stability.
The grants assist schools in furthering educational opportunities for students through faculty development, curriculum development, academic tutoring and mentoring, and other services.
"More Hispanics than ever before are enrolling in college, and this grant program will help even more students have access to post-secondary degrees and credentials, which are key to building a highly skilled workforce," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "Hispanics will soon represent nearly one in three American workers, and in this competitive global marketplace, a skilled workforce is a necessity. The grant program also provides opportunities for low-income students to improve their life outcomes by obtaining a quality education."
An HSI is defined as an eligible institution of higher education that has at least 25 percent Hispanic full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of the application.
More information about the Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant programs are available at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/index.html. A slate of new awards for the 2015 Hispanic-Serving Institutions is below.
These grants are just one part of the Obama Administration's commitment to expand equity and opportunity in education to Hispanic students as it honors Hispanic Heritage Month and the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Earlier this month, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics announced a series of commitments, a new report and a set of education data plans outlining the Administration's work to improve the lives of the 55 million Hispanics who live in the United States.
FY 2015 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Slate of New Awards
| Cooperative Development Grants | ||
|---|---|---|
| CA | Fresno City College | $650,000 |
| CA | Los Angeles Valley College | $650,000 |
| CA | California State University, Bakersfield | $649,996 |
| CA | San Jose/Evergreen Community College District | $649,499 |
| CA | Ventura County Community College District | $649,017 |
| CO | Adams State University | $649,359 |
| NM | Eastern New Mexico University | $496,392 |
| NM | Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell | $582,065 |
| NY | RF CUNY on behalf of New York City College of Technology | $626,133 |
| PR | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | $649,853 |
| TX | University of Houston—Downtown | $539,454 |
| TX | The University of Texas at San Antonio | $649,986 |
| TX | Texas State University | $647,815 |
| WA | Yakima Valley Community College | $649,995 |
Total Funding for Cooperative Development Grants |
$8,739,564 |
|
| Individual Development Grants | ||
| AZ | Phoenix College | $524,958 |
| AZ | Glendale Community College | $524,784 |
| AZ | GateWay Community College | $524,789 |
| CA | Chaffey Community College | $525,000 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara | $524,847 |
| CA | Cabrillo College | $524,888 |
| CA | West Hills College Lemoore | $524,380 |
| CA | California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. | $524,896 |
| CA | University Auxiliary and Research Services Corporation | $525,000 |
| CA | Reedley College—Clovis Community College Center | $525,000 |
| CA | Bakersfield College (Kern Community College District) | $524,229 |
| CA | East Los Angeles College | $525,000 |
| CA | Pasadena City College | $525,000 |
| CA | Glendale Community College | $525,000 |
| CA | Whittier College | $524,508 |
| CA | California State University, Bakersfield | $524,988 |
| CA | Imperial Valley College | $462,723 |
| CA | Fresno Pacific University | $503,556 |
| CA | Gavilan College | $525,000 |
| CA | Las Positas College | $488,311 |
| CA | John F. Kennedy University | $524,752 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | $524,903 |
| CA | Sacramento City College | $525,000 |
| CA | University Enterprises, Inc. on behalf of CSU Sacramento | $486,112 |
| CA | Grossmont College | $524,960 |
| CA | Mt. San Jacinto Community College District | $525,000 |
| CA | Modesto Junior College | $524,835 |
| CA | Riverside Community College District/Norco College | $525,000 |
| CA | Los Angeles Mission College | $521,969 |
| CA | Rio Hondo College | $524,993 |
| CA | Napa Valley Community College District | $525,000 |
| CA | California State University Channel Islands | $525,000 |
| CA | Riverside Community College District/Moreno Valley College | $361,489 |
| CA | La Sierra University | $524,919 |
| CA | Vanguard University of Southern California | $525,000 |
| CO | Adams State University | $518,304 |
| CO | Colorado State University-Pueblo | $523,640 |
| FL | Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus | $524,220 |
| FL | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus | $522,488 |
| FL | Nova Southeastern University | $525,000 |
| FL | Miami Dade College Kendall Campus | $524,373 |
| FL | Valencia College—East Campus | $525,000 |
| FL | Valencia College—Osceola Campus | $525,000 |
| FL | Carlos Albizu University Miami | $524,835 |
| FL | Miami Dade College Inter-American Campus | $344,234 |
| FL | Broward College | $481,055 |
| FL | Universidad del Turabo—Metro Orlando Campus | $524,872 |
| IL | Waubonsee Community College | $525,000 |
| IL | Harry S Truman College | $523,912 |
| KS | Dodge City Community College | $524,971 |
| NJ | Cumberland County College | $524,918 |
| NM | Clovis Community College | $524,981 |
| NM | University of New Mexico—Valencia Branch Campus | $510,372 |
| NY | Research Foundation CUNY on behalf of LaGuardia Community College | $524,538 |
| NY | Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology | $525,000 |
| PR | Universidad Adventista De Las Antillas | $524,932 |
| PR | Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla | $524,970 |
| PR | Inter-American University of Puerto Rico—Fajardo Campus | $493,689 |
| PR | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $522,124 |
| PR | Dewey University-Carolina | $525,000 |
| PR | SUAGM, Inc. dba Universidad del Turabo | $524,995 |
| PR | Universidad del Este | $524,943 |
| PR | American University of Puerto Rico | $524,712 |
| PR | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico | $525,000 |
| PR | Inter American University of Puerto Rico—Arecibo Campus | $523,266 |
| TX | University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio | $477,168 |
| TX | Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi | $524,876 |
| TX | Howard County Junior College District | $525,000 |
| TX | Brookhaven College | $525,000 |
| TX | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $525,000 |
| TX | The University of Texas at Arlington | $524,791 |
| TX | Del Mar College | $525,000 |
| TX | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin | $524,860 |
| TX | Northeast Texas Community College | $524,639 |
| TX | Northwest Vista College | $471,609 |
| TX | San Antonio College | $525,000 |
| TX | Amarillo College | $524,948 |
| TX | College of the Mainland | $524,149 |
| TX | South Plains College | $524,022 |
| WA | Big Bend Community College | $524,996 |
| WA | Columbia Basin College | $524,999 |
| WA | Heritage University | $524,887 |
Total Funding for Individual Development Grants |
$42,327,077 |
|
Total Funding for FY 2015 HSI New Awards |
$51,066,641 |
|
