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 ...

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 ...

Each year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country recognize National First-Generation College Student Day, a celebration of students who are the first in their families to pursue ...

First-generation students made up nearly a record-high 24.2% of the 2025 nationwide entering class of law students, according to the American Bar Association. The association aims to form a community ...

FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE THEIR COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE. BUT AS OUR JADE JARVIS SHOWS YOU, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IN BOCA RATON IS MAKING ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

At Texas Woman's University, first generation students often participate in the "G-Force" program, in which they help prospective college students fill out applications and apply for financial aid.