The University of Central Florida is ranked 14th out of all U.S. colleges and universities in the number of bachelor’s degrees it awards to Latino students.
Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization that promotes Latino success in college to benefit workplace needs, released its rankings showing 1,296 bachelor Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s degrees were granted at UCF in 2009-10.
That number represents 13 percent of the total number of bachelor Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s degrees conferred at UCF that year.
Latinos are projected to account for 75 percent of the growth in the nation Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s labor force between 2010 and 2020, according to the report.
Out of the top 25 institutions awarding bachelor Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s to Latinos, most were in California and Texas, each with eight institutions in the rankings.