California Colleges Fear Loss of Federal Funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions | KQED

"A lot of campuses do benefit, including our community college system in California, and have had a good success rate of getting those HSI grants to advance programs that we know are serving students,"

"It would be detrimental to California if we no longer have access to those funds."

"The mission of our colleges is to ensure that all students, regardless of background, have the opportunity to succeed,"

"We are deeply troubled that this action could limit access to resources that support their educational advancement and economic mobility."

A federal lawsuit filed by Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions challenges the constitutionality of Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) funding, and the Trump administration declined to contest the case. HSIs were created in the 1990s to direct additional resources to colleges with large Latino enrollments to improve graduation outcomes. In California, more than 90% of community colleges and most CSU and many UC campuses qualify as HSIs, and community colleges estimate at least $20 million in losses this year. HSI grants fund dual-enrollment, living expenses, and mentorship programs that increase graduation rates and long-term socioeconomic mobility for Latino students.

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