Abstract

Access to more and better education is one of the main motives for Dominican migration to the United States. Bearing in mind that Higher Education is the culmination of Formal Education, this research collects, systematizes, and analyzes the statistics on enrollment, schooling, and tertiary qualifications of Dominicans in New York City, and compares them with the performance of other ethnic and Hispanic groups. The processing and statistical analysis reveal a significant change in the educational progress of Dominicans, which until this investigation was described as slow and insufficient. With an above-average tertiary enrollment growth rate, Dominicans outpaced the growth of Americans and other immigrants during the 2000-2019 period. That momentum made them the group of Latino origin in New York City with the most people with Higher Education degrees.

Keywords: Dominican Republic; education indicators; educational statistics; higher education; immigration; technical and professional education; United States.