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27.4% of students 19–23 years old. 35.6% of students 24–29 years old. 42.1% of students 30–39 years old. 50.2% of students 40 years old or older. A review of the literature on first-generation college students published by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC) cites a 2001 study which reported that 31% of first-generation ...
First-generation students account for a fifth of all college students, and many of these students were found to abandon their original goals due to struggles and discouragement in introductory classes. Harackiewicz et al. reported a values affirmation intervention with 798 college students, 154 of which were first-generation enrolled in one of ...
The university received a First Forward Designation in 2019 from the Center for First-Generation Student Success, and was then named a First-Gen Forward Advisory Institution in 2021.
In Study 1, researchers found that first-generation, Latino, college students had higher family achievement guilt than White, continuing-generation college students. Furthermore, they found that first-generation Latino students reported more guilt than the other three groups (Whites, Blacks, and Native Americans).
First-generation college students face significant hurdles. But the University of Memphis has put several programs in place to help them vault those. U of M's undergrad student body is 34% first ...
Mar. 15—The Center for First-generation Student Success announced the advancement of University of Texas Permian Basin to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. UTPB was chosen ...
Educational interventions for first-generation college students ( FGCS) are programs intended to provide resources and make education more attainable and desirable for FGCS and their families. A study by Alex Casillas has identified that "FGCS […] face greater pressure not to go to college, either because of a lack of role models or because ...
“Being a first-generation college student comes with its unique challenges, from academic preparedness to financial struggles and more,” Angeli Johnson, Instructional Designer at the Center ...