At SUNY Cortland, we proudly recognize our first-generation students, faculty, and staff. Being the first in your family to attend a four-year college is a remarkable achievement, and we recognize the ...

Florida International University has been named one of 18 champions of first-generation student success in 2025 by FirstGen ...

Miami’s First-Generation initiative seeks to build a community of first-generation college students and their allies while celebrating their resilience, tenacity, and achievements. The Student Success ...

Welcome to the Office of First Generation Student Engagement at William & Mary. Our office is dedicated to supporting first-generation undergraduate students with tailored resources, guidance, and ...

Are you a first-generation UAB student looking for support, guidance, and community? Then, become a First Blazer! The First Blazers program supports first-gen UAB students at any stage of their ...

First-Gen Week will be held on campus November 5-12 Boston College will celebrate its first-generation students—the first in their families to attend college—in November with a week of events and ...

But research shows that first-generation college students also face challenges, often related to economic and social factors, at phases of the higher education process from application to graduation.

Path breaker. Trail blazer. Risk taker. What does it mean to be a first-generation college student? First-generation college students are some of the first in their family to earn a four-year degree.

If I did it, so can you! Being a first-generation and low-income student has shaped me into the strong, hardworking, and independent woman that I am graduating as. There are several resources on ...

The six-year graduation rate for first-generation students who entered CU Boulder in 2017 and graduated in 2023 or earlier was an all-time high of 67%, exceeding the six-year graduation rate of 65% ...