Higher education can be difficult to navigate, especially if you're the first person in your family to go to college. While first-generation students face unique challenges when applying to and ...

Amid demographic shifts and a decline in the number of college-age students, Messina College in Brookline is appealing to one ...

Alberto Llamas, an aspiring mariachi leader, encouraged his mother, one of his biggest fans, to return to college.

Being a first-generation student means more than just earning a degree. It also entails navigating unfamiliarity without a ...

Three first-generation students from Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School are breaking barriers as they prepare to attend top colleges — the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University and the ...

When he was still in high school, Misa Beltran-Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen college students. A ...

This story has been updated. When no one in your family has gone to college, applying to a higher education institution and choosing a career can feel confusing and intimidating. Some students also ...

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 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 ...

Assistant Professor of Practice in the Alvarez College of Business' Department of Management, Jeffrey Kropp shares an interactive presentation on his experience as a First Gen college student and the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is celebrating National First-Generation College Student Day on Saturday by hosting an event to support its first-generation ...