
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, November 5, 1993                   TAG: 9311050171
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-9   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

HISPANIC ENROLLMENT LOW, EVEN WITH INCREASE

Hispanic enrollment in higher education grew 84 percent in the past decade, from 472,000 in 1980 to 867,000 in 1991. But it's still the lowest among all minority groups, the American Council on Education said in a report being released today.

In 1990, 28 percent of Hispanics 25 and older had attended college, and 6 percent had received degrees, according to statistics from the Census Bureau, the Education Department and other agencies. Among non-Hispanic minorities, 47 percent had some college education and 14 percent graduated. - Associated Press

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