(The Center Square) – First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study reveals they still face significantly lower graduation ...

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 ...

Amid demographic shifts and a decline in the number of college-age students, Messina College in Brookline is appealing to one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First-generation college students face many unique challenges when trying to navigate their collegiate experience. Florida ...

First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

The First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is held annually across the country on Nov. 8 to raise awareness of first-generation students and commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act of ...

For some first-generation college students, graduation guilt holds us back from celebrating the accomplishment.

The Office of Transition Programs & Initiatives will host a celebration to honor the successes of graduating first-generation ...