- Chicana/o - 23%
- Native American 19%.
(Obviously I didn't take enough notes; I just jotted down the numbers that stood out to me the most...)
It should be noted that the overall percentage of Ph.D. graduates who had attended community college is at 10%*.
In an education study, a percentage like 19% - when corresponding to Native Americans - is a HUGE number. Usually, when this population is represented in studies, we're talking about admissions or retention rates; these are usually single-digit figures, and sometimes they may even hover below 1%. With that said, these numbers point to the fact that community colleges play a hugely underappreciated role in the educational trajectories of students of color.
I've always considered myself an ally to the transfer struggle, but I'm only realizing now how much of a struggle it really is. For instance, there's a gaping hole in the literature as far as the transfer experience is concerned. I'm probably not the right person to delve into these issues deeper, but I'm glad that so many of our students in AAP are taking up this duty.
*Data taken from Daniel Solorzano's presentation, "Critical Issues Along California's Postsecondary Education Pipeline"
*Data taken from Daniel Solorzano's presentation, "Critical Issues Along California's Postsecondary Education Pipeline"
