Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) selected 35 first-generation students to be honored during “Portraits of A ...

In 2025, nearly 5,000 CU Boulder students were first-generation college students, representing 15.3% of the university’s student population. Expanding on existing initiatives to support the ...

First generation (first-gen) students are those who are first in their families to attend a four-year college and low-income students are those whose expected family contributions to their college ...

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 ...

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 ...

Northwest Arkansas Community College will spend a week recognizing the accomplishments and aspirations of first-generation college students.