Eryn Bostwick said that her high student-loan payments have prevented her from moving forward with IVF treatment.

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 ...

We’ve heard the story before: the first-generation college student who beats the odds, navigates campus life without a roadmap, and earns a degree for their family, their community and themselves.

Institutions that aspire to be truly inclusive must go beyond scholarships and access policies to embed financial literacy, ...

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 ...

・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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - First-generation college students have three weeks to apply for a $20,000 scholarship. The ...

Macey Duncan, a Physician Assistant Studies student at LSU Health Shreveport, has been awarded the inaugural Margaret Shehee ...

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

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 ...

Elaina El-Khoury ‘27 is studying operations and supply chain management & business analytics at Calvin University. El-Khoury, who hails from Lebanon, is a first-generation college student, meaning she ...

Dr. Joe Gilgour shares how Mineral Area College is preparing students for tech-driven jobs, balancing workforce training with ...