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 ...

Midland College is offering new programs and hosting informational sessions to help first-generation students and their families navigate college and succeed. First-generation college students are the ...

At universities across the United States, the number of first-generation students—or students whose parents don’t hold bachelor’s degrees—has steadily ticked up in recent years. According to data from ...

Rick and Barby Martinez met at the University of Houston while pursuing identical degrees. They both graduated UH in May of 1994 with Bachelor of Arts in History degrees with Secondary Teaching ...

First-generation students at Ferris State University will have access to additional resources to overcome obstacles and be successful though a five-year, $2 million federal grant. First-generation ...