Hispanic-Serving Institutions Overview

1. 1 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Overview

2. 2 Agenda A Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) Different HSI Lists Title V and HSIs Office of Civil Rights and HSIs HACU and HSIs USDA, HUD and HSIs Type and location of HSIs Questions and Answers

3. 3 A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) In 1986 the term Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) was officially coined. The definition of an HSI is enrollment-based. The “key” is 25%. Therefore, we have more than one list of HSIs. Some of them are: Department of Education, Title V Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Agriculture Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Yearly lists compiled using the Institutional Profile and Education Data System (IPEDS).

4. 4 HSI Lists

5. 5 Title V, HSI List Federal definition: “institution of higher education that is an eligible institution, has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.” (Title V Program Regulation—www.ed.gov/hsi—under Laws, Regs & Guidance) Translation: IHE: must award at least a 2-year program and be non-profit. (Section 101(a)(3-4) HEA, as amended) IHE must be deemed eligible. (apply for and receive “basic eligibility” designation--based on needy student enrollment, E&G expenditures, etc.) Enrollment is done in FTE. (1 FT student is 1 FTE. PT-- add all credit hours (degree and unclassified students) and divide by 12.) Data must be gathered by a certain period. For (FY) 2008: Fall 2007 up to 9/30/2007.

6. 6 Title V, Eligibility Eligibility is a two-pronged process— 1) Designation of Eligibility (Usually due January/February) Every time an IHE applies for a grant, it must go through this process, even if they already have a grant. 2) HSI Assurance (Usually due in March) Due with Title V application HSI Data is verified. The Department cross-references with: data reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the institution’s state reported enrollment data, and the institutional annual report. Differences must be justified. The Department does not pre-certify institutions as HSIs. An IHE must apply for and receive a Title V grant in order to be considered an HSI by the Program.

7. 7 Title V The Title V Program awards 2 types of discretionary grants that have a duration of 5 years. [This year we will have a 2-year grant under a separate appropriation.] Once an IHE is on the Title V list, it is considered an HSI for those 5 years. Once the 5-year grant ends, if the IHE did not re-apply or was not funded, ED no longer considers the IHE an HSI. The list of all funded HSIs (FY 1999-2007) can be found at: www.ed.gov/hsi (Under Awards). Remember, only the FY 2003-2007 grantees are considered HSIs by ED.

8. 8 ED—Office of Civil Rights Previously, the Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) had its own list of HSIs based on IPEDS data. Currently, OCR has modified its site and separates institutions that are “officially” HSIs, based on the Department’s definition and those that have high Hispanic student FTE enrollment.

9. 9 HACU List The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), created in 1986, keeps its own list of HSIs, based on membership and enrollment. For HACU’s membership purposes, HSIs are defined as colleges, universities, or systems/districts where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25% of the total enrollment.  “Total Enrollment” includes full-time and part-time students at the undergraduate or graduate level (including professional schools) of the institution, or both (i.e., headcount of for-credit students). Member enrollment statistics are self reported by the institution for the fall semester of the year prior to the membership year.  For example, year 2008 members provide Fall 2007 enrollment statistics.

10. 10 HUD and USDA Lists Both the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have HSI grant programs. Both programs follow the Title V definition of an HSI. However, for these programs, IHEs are not required to justify the data reported. List of awardees may be different from Title V.

11. 11 Understanding the Differences With all these lists, it can be confusing when targeting HSIs. Here is a quick table with the comparisons:

12. 12 Creation of the HSI Program In 1992 the first official federal appropriation is made specifically for Hispanic-serving institutions, approved by the HEA. The definition of an HSI at the time was: An institution of Higher Education (public or private; non-profit; degree granting) that had, An enrollment of at least 25% Hispanic undergraduate full-time equivalent students. Of all Hispanic students, 50% must be low-income. Of all Hispanic students, 25% must be first-generation college goers.

13. 13 Links to the Lists: ED Title V, Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program: www.ed.gov/hsi (Under Awards) ED Office of Civil Rights: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html HACU: http://www.hacu.net/assnfe/CompanyDirectory.asp?STYLE=2&COMPANY_TYPE=1,5&SEARCH_TYPE=0 USDA: http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=fastlink1.txt&id=anon&pass=&search=AS=CSREES%20AND%20CG=*-38422-*%20NOT%20PS=TERM*&format=WEBTITLESF HUD: http://www.oup.org/phonebook/progrPhone.asp?Progr=HSIAC&id=7

14. 14 Type and Control of Title V Grantees 4-Year Public: 34 4-Year Private: 32 2-Year Public: 101 2-Year Private: 1 Public Institutions: 135 Private Institutions: 33 2-year Institutions: 102 4-year Institutions: 66 Total Institutions: 168

15. 15 Title V Grantees: Distribution by State, Type and Control

16. 16 Location of Title V Grantees

17. 17 Contact Information Title V questions Title.Five@ed.gov