Latino Persistence and Multiple Influences

ABSTRACT

Based on 12 in-depth interviews with Latino college graduates in West Tennessee, this study explores the effects of college experiences and cultural factors on Latino persistence. The study highlights on-campus and off-campus influences important to matriculation of the student toward graduation. Findings highlight how acquiring familial support, cultural capital, and instructor support proves to be a successful strategy for ensuring Latino student persistence to graduation on a college campus at a two-year, degree granting institution.

KEYWORDS:

• Latino
• persistence
• higher education

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).