First-generation students, who face unique challenges, have access to special support systems and financial resources.

ScholarShot graduates say mentorship and financial support helped them navigate college and launch careers.

First-Gen at Purdue University. First-generation students are defined as those students that come from families where their parents or guardians did not complete a four-year college degree. Every year ...

Turning the tassel is a significant moment for everyone, especially for those first in their family to ever do so. First-generation students, or students whose parents didn’t complete a four-year ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Being the first in your family to go to college is special, and on Saturday, the Wilkes University Founders Gala was all about helping those who accept that ...

November 8 marked National First-Generation College Student Day, a day that commemorates the Higher Education Act of 1965, which opened doors to higher education for first-generation and low-income ...

College Track, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring all students have the opportunity to earn a college degree, today ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...

Colleges can’t agree on how to define “first generation” students. And maybe that’s OK, according to a team of researchers. But institutions must be aware of even small differences in backgrounds — ...

Helping first-generation students with scholarship fund | 28/22 News ...

About one in three college students at SUNY Oswego is a first-generation student, and the university is adding new ...