U of E, Ivy Tech & OCU Offer Scholarships for IN Latino Students The poverty rate for Hispanics in Vanderburgh County is 37.17%. The high school graduation rate is 70.25%. The Indiana Latino Institute hopes to change those stats for the better. Indiana higher education institutions have partnered with the Indiana Latino Institute to offer $11M in scholarships for young Latino students, over the next five years. Ivy Tech Evansville, University of Evansville and Oakland City University are three of the higher learning institutions committed to offering full-ride scholarship opportunities annually for Indiana Latino Institute Education Program participants. Get our free mobile app