EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

This view is particularly prevalent among first-generation and lower-income students. I’m not mentally ready for college” was a concern expressed by 28 percent of first-generation students versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

For example, students may be asked to track down official high school transcripts, complete 3-4 hours’ worth of placement testing, or upload sensitive documents. Allow leniency in transcripts and placement testing. Many community college students are first-generation, first-time-in-college, and juggling competing priorities.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students. Prospective students are increasingly paying attention to graduate job placement rates before choosing which college to attend.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes. According to a survey conducted by EAB, 28% of first-generation students reported not feeling mentally prepared for college.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates. Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They’re students like Yhan, whose pursuit of a combined medical and master’s of public health degree is both complicated and inspired by his diagnosis: “When I started college as a first-generation, low-income student in a city over a thousand miles from home, I expected to face new challenges.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

11 Engage Families: During the pandemic, students relied more on their families when making decisions about college, but first-generation students were 23 percent less likely than successive-generation students to name their families as a top resource.

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Community college Application Advising Communication 52

College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The student receives credits for a college course, exemption from a required course, and/or advanced placement in the curriculum of a bachelor’s degree program. CLEP exams can earn students up to two years of college credits. Benefits of the CLEP Program Administered by the College Board for over 50 years, the CLEP program offers 34 exams.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Be sure to highlight features that most interest families, including information on job placement, internships, and career services. Insight #2: Mental health concerns are shaping Gen P’s college search.

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Mental health Low income student Communication Placement 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

First generation and lower-income students were hit particularly hard. About 28 percent of first-generation students expressed concern over not feeling mentally prepared for college versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students. So we're talking about a generation,” said Kutz.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions. Chapter 12: Brown, D. Frazier, R.-M. Hines & E.C.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

That's the goal with all of the placements. We know that a lot of our students, well, a lot of them are first generation, a lot of them are Pell eligible. They've got a plan for how they're gonna pay for their first or second semester, but there is really no plan for how they're gonna pay for years two, three, and four.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Moreover, adapting the bill also meant that as a director, I had to develop alternative language to incorporate within our strategic plan to leverage in the HSI Career Center, which included verbiage such as global fluency, first generation, social and economically disadvantaged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

The shoppers will check whether schools across all higher ed sectors are misleading students and families about credit transferability, job placement rates, and graduates’ future earning potential, among other concerns, according to a press release from the Department of Education.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

During Secretary Duncan's tenure in federal government, one of his notable accomplishments was establishing the First in the World Award , which recognized the prevalence of adult learners, working students, students from underserved groups, and first-generation students in higher ed, and incentivized collaboration for student success innovation.

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