(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 ...

At Iowa Central Community College, our purpose is simple and student-centered: we want students to finish their degrees or ...

Colleges have moved on from the pandemic, but a cohort of students is catching up.

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 ...

This story has been updated. When no one in your family has gone to college, applying to a higher education institution and choosing a career can feel confusing and intimidating. Some students also ...

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) ...

Like millions of students across the country, we recently graduated from college. We know how unlikely this moment once seemed. It wasn’t easy to get to college in the first place, let alone graduate.

Being a first-generation college student was important to me. It provided me with an opportunity to create a path that my family and future generations of children could follow to ensure we obtain ...

Kameron Young arrived on campus last summer like many other first-year college students, cautiously optimistic.

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 ...