Report: First-generation college students graduate at lower rates

First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study ...
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First-Generation College Students

First-Generation College Students ("First-Gen") are those who are attending college and have parents that did not complete a four year degree, regardless of other education obtained within the family ...

Sponsored: How Access Academies Helps Students Become First-Time College Grads

Discover how Access Academies transformed Jaleigh's life, guiding her to St. Louis University debt-free. Could this be the ...
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Q&A: College as a First-Generation, Rural Student

Mara Tieken's new book Educated Out Educated Out shares the stories of nine rural, first-generation students navigating life at an elite liberal arts college. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) ...
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First Generation Students

It means that neither your parents/guardians or grandparents attended college and earned a four-year degree. Being a first generation college student means you are a trailblazer, a pioneer, and it is ...