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More Latinos attend college

Hispanics surpass blacks as most-represented minority in institutions of higher education

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Hispanic enrollment in North American colleges and universities has increased by 24 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center released last week. This increase has made Hispanic students the largest minority group in colleges, surpassing their black counterparts.

The Hispanic population in the commonwealth has grown 91.7 percent since 2000, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released in February.

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