Black and Latino enrollment plummets at Massachusetts community colleges
By Laura Krantz Globe Staff,Updated February 4, 2021, 8:00 a.m.
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Roxbury Community College draws students from areas hit hard by the pandemic, including Boston, Chelsea, and Revere.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Massachusetts community colleges saw enrollment of first-year Black and Latino students decline by one-third this past fall, a stunning drop that underscores the upheaval and economic distress the pandemic has caused in communities of color.
âI donât think anybody expected the decline, particularly among students of color, to be so large,â said Carlos Santiago, the stateâs higher education commissioner.