Colleges may vary in how they define first generation. Before applying to college, students should discuss their plans with a school counselor or other trusted adult. Special resources and financial ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. As a first-generation college student, my diploma meant the world to me, even before I had it in hand. Being the first ...

Students’ high-school grade point averages are five times stronger than their ACT scores at predicting college graduation, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School ...

Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, one in six students has parents in the top 1 percent. A large new study, released Monday, shows ...

As college costs continue to rise, incoming freshmen could take on as much as $43,000, on average, in education debt by graduation, according to a new report. Rising college costs are largely to blame ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. When choosing a college or university to attend, location can be just as important as academics for some students. The ...

Whitman College is trying to keep it simple: Tell us your adjusted gross income, and we won’t make you apply and get in just to receive a price quote. By Ron Lieber College tuition will cost no more ...

Located on the Brookline Campus of Boston College, Messina College is a two-year fully residential associate’s degree program. Messina College enrolls 100 first-generation, high financial need ...

Early College is a partnership between the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the University of Hawai‘i (UH) System that allows high school students to take “sheltered” college classes ...