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Excelencia in Education

Excelencia in Education, also referred to as Excelencia, is an American non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Sarita E. Brown and Deborah A. Santiago. It is classified[1] as a Research Institute and Public Policy Analysis group focused on Educational Institutions.[2] Excelencia's stated mission is to "accelerate Latino student success in higher education".[3] Excelencia's research is conducted to gather information on the relationship between Latino students and their programs, and is published through Education Resources Information Center (ERIC),[4] and educational journals, such as Insight into Diversity[5] and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.[6] Excelencia regularly recognizes programs and institutions that support the Latino community through higher education. Excelencia publishes an annual list of Hispanic Serving Institutions and emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions.[7][8]

Excelencia in Education
FormationJanuary 2004
FounderSarita E. Brown and Deborah A. Santiago
Type501(c)(3)
HeadquartersWashington DC, United States
Websiteedexcelencia.org

History

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Brown and Santiago founded Excelencia in Education in Washington D.C. Brown is a national education policy advisor[9][10] and former Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.[11] Santiago is a higher education policy and data specialist[12] and former Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.[13] Excelencia is funded through a variety of grants, contracts, events, and gifts; in 2019, Excelencia received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,[14] Andrew Mellon Foundation,[15]  Ascendium Education Group,[16] and MacKenzie Scott[17]

Seal of Excelencia

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Since 2019, Excelencia has offered, to higher education institutions in the United States, which "serve Latino students".[18] The Seal acts as a certification from Excelencia that the institution helps Latino access resources like mentoring and financial accountability. Among the recipients of the Seal in 2022 was El Paso Community College, noted for its work on serving Latino communities.[19]

There are 46 institutions that have earned the Seal of Excelencia in the 2024 classification:[20]

Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions (2024)
Institution Control Duration City State
Angelo State UniversityPublic4-yearSan AngeloTX
Arizona State UniversityPublic4-yearTempeAZ
Austin Community College DistrictPublic2-yearAustinTX
California State University Channel IslandsPublic4-yearCamarilloCA
California State University, East BayPublic4-yearHaywardCA
California State University, FresnoPublic4-yearFresnoCA
California State University, FullertonPublic4-yearFullertonCA
California State University, Long BeachPublic4-yearLong BeachCA
California State University, Los AngelesPublic4-yearLos AngelesCA
California State University, NorthridgePublic4-yearNorthridgeCA
California State University, SacramentoPublic4-yearSacramentoCA
California State University, San BernardinoPublic4-yearSan BernardinoCA
California State University, San MarcosPublic4-yearSan MarcosCA
Cerritos CollegePublic2-yearNorwalkCA
El Paso Community CollegePublic2-yearEl PasoTX
Florida International UniversityPublic4-yearMiamiFL
Grand Valley State UniversityPublic4-yearAllendaleMI
Hartnell CollegePublic2-yearSalinasCA
Long Beach City CollegePublic2-yearLong BeachCA
Mercy UniversityPrivate4-yearDobbs FerryNY
Metropolitan State University of DenverPublic4-yearDenverCO
Miami Dade CollegePublic2-yearMiamiFL
Phoenix CollegePublic2-yearPhoenixAZ
Pima Community CollegePublic2-yearTucsonAZ
Richard J. Daley CollegePublic2-yearChicagoIL
San Antonio CollegePublic2-yearSan AntonioTX
San Diego State UniversityPublic4-yearSan DiegoCA
San Francisco State UniversityPublic4-yearSan FranciscoCA
South Texas CollegePublic2-yearMcAllenTX
St. Edward's UniversityPrivate4-yearAustinTX
Sul Ross State UniversityPublic4-yearAlpineTX
Texas State UniversityPublic4-yearSan MarcosTX
Texas Woman's UniversityPublic4-yearDentonTX
University of Texas at ArlingtonPublic4-yearArlingtonTX
University of Texas at AustinPublic4-yearAustinTX
University of Texas at El PasoPublic4-yearEl PasoTX
University of Texas at San AntonioPublic4-yearSan AntonioTX
University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyPublic4-yearEdinburgTX
University at AlbanyPublic4-yearAlbanyNY
University of ArizonaPublic4-yearTucsonAZ
University of California, MercedPublic4-yearMercedCA
University of California, RiversidePublic4-yearRiversideCA
University of California, Santa CruzPublic4-yearSanta CruzCA
University of Central FloridaPublic4-yearOrlandoFL
University of Illinois ChicagoPublic4-yearChicagoIL
Wilbur Wright CollegePublic2-yearChicagoIL

Recognition

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References

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  1. ↑ Roberts, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Andrea Suozzo, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Excelencia In Education Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2022-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION INC | Open990". www.open990.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Join the Mission". Excelencia in Education. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. ↑ "ERIC - Search Results". eric.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. ↑ Prinster, Rebecca (2016-05-17). "Latino Students Excel at Selective Institutions, Study Finds". INSIGHT Into Diversity. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Excelencia in Education Names Top Four Latino Student Success Programs". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Number of Hispanic Serving Institutions falls as pandemic cuts Latino enrollment". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. ↑ "Number of HSIs Decrease for the First Time in 20 Years". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. ↑ "Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women of Color in Tech". The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
  10. ↑ "Learn About the Center for First-generation Student Success". firstgen.naspa.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  11. ↑ "Director of White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans to Deliver Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  12. ↑ "Ep. 20: Latino Student Success and How to Close Equity Gaps | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  13. ↑ "How to advance Latino achievement in higher education". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  14. ↑ "Excelencia in Education - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation". www.gatesfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  15. ↑ Foundation, Mellon. "Mapping the National Latino Professoriate : Excelencia in Education, Inc". Mellon Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  16. ↑ "All Grants". Ascendium Philanthropy. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  17. ↑ "Latino educational nonprofit receives historic $10 million from MacKenzie Scott". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  18. ↑ "Fifteen colleges and universities earn Excelencia seal for advancing Latino higher education". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  19. ↑ "El Paso Community College". epcc.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  20. ↑ "Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions". Excelencia in Education. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Association for the Study of Higher Education". www.ashe.ws. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  22. ↑ "Prepárate™:Educating Latinos for the Future of Am" (PDF). College Board.
  23. ↑ Prepárate: Empowering Latino Students to Achieve Their Dreams, retrieved 2022-04-20
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