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 ...

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 ...

First Generation Student Success creates environments and supports for first-generation college student success at UAB. Being a first-generation college student at UAB means you are a First-gen ...

The Center for First-Generation Student Success defines first-generation college students as students who come from families where neither one of the biological parents completed a four-year college ...

First in the Pack A program designed to help first-generation and/or Pack Promise+ college students obtain a college degree by meeting their academic, social and career goals. Fostering the Pack Helps ...

(Peter Julian) For first-generation college students, arriving on campus represents a milestone, a triumph over considerable odds. But it’s also only a beginning, and the rest of the way isn’t ...

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.

UB’s First Gen Peer Mentoring Program provides mentorship and support to first-generation college students, connecting you with an experienced upperclassman who serves as a role model, mentor and ...

That depends on whom you ask. The definition of first-generation students — a term that was coined by the Council for Opportunity in Education in 1980 — varies from campus to campus.