{"id":3547,"date":"2019-02-01T13:40:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2019-02-01T17:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T01:28:48","slug":"palomar-ranked-one-of-top-50-community-colleges-for-hispanics-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-ranked-one-of-top-50-community-colleges-for-hispanics-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar Ranked One of \u2018Top 50 Community Colleges for Hispanics\u2019 in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"open-para\">The feature in an upcoming edition of a national magazine places Palomar College among the best institutions of higher learning for Hispanics in the U.S., based on overall enrollment and the number of Hispanic students receiving degrees and certificates.<\/p>\n<p>SAN MARCOS, CA \u2015 Palomar College has been selected as one of the \u201cTop 50 Colleges for Hispanics\u201d across the country and will be featured in the Feb. 11, 2019 edition of <em>The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education<\/em>, the magazine announced this week.<\/p>\n<p>The national rankings place Palomar at 24th for overall enrollment of Hispanic students, and 37th for the number graduating with degrees and certificates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalomar College is committed to fostering diversity and equality on our campuses, and we are proud of the thousands of Hispanic students who are currently pursuing their goals here\u2014as well as the tens of thousands who have learned with us in the past,\u201d said Superintendent\/President Dr. Joi Lin Blake. \u201cThis recognition is an honor not only for Palomar as an institution, but also for our diverse and hard-working student body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also known as <em>Hispanic Outlook on Education<\/em>, the journal\u2019s website describes it as a \u201cnational monthly magazine that provides education news, innovations, networking, resources and the latest trends impacting students from kindergarten through graduate school all while maintaining a unique Hispanic perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Media contacts:<\/p>\n<p>Laura Gropen, Public Affairs, lgropen@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2152<\/p>\n<p>Tom Pfingsten, Public Affairs, tpfingsten@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2960<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The feature in an upcoming edition of a national magazine places Palomar College among the best institutions of higher learning for Hispanics in the U.S., based on overall enrollment and the number of Hispanic students receiving degrees and certificates. 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