"Excelencia" in Education's mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education--which would increase the number of Latinos entering the workforce with a degree. Despite the pandemic, Latinos' labor force participation over the next decade is expected to increase, while participation is expected to decrease for non-Hispanic Whites. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has made more public what is known--Latinos are heavily represented in both essential jobs and those that were vulnerable and lost when lockdowns began. Latinos' unemployment rates increased from 4.8% before the pandemic to a peak of 18.5% in April 2020. As the country faces a changing workforce and a recession, it must be ensured that Latinos are prepared to enter and succeed as competitive candidates. How can federal and state policy support Latinos' workforce preparation? This report presents and discusses three steps that can be taken: (1) Leverage existing federal programs, such as Federal Work-Study, to support experiential learning opportunities for students; (2) Make workforce development an allowable activity for federal Title V grants to support institutions in creating workforce programs; and (3) Incentivize engagement between employers and the institutions serving Latino students.