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First Generation College Students

First Generation College Students

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First Generation College Students

Elizabeth Godwin

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Terms to keep in mind

  • First Generation Student - A student whos parents did not receive a bachelors degree or higher

  • Generational Student - A student who's parents did receive a bachelors degree or higher.

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Background

  • In 2015 35% of undergraduate students were the first in their families to go to college.

  • At least 26% of these students had parents with at least some college experience but not a bachelors degree.

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Poll

What percentage of first generation students have a dependent (Child/spouse)?

28%

34%

60%

10%

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Demographic

  • 28% of white students are first generation

  • 42% of black students and 48% of Latinx students are first generation

  • English is not the first language of 20% of first generation students.

  • 27% of first generation students come from households making less than $20,000 per year, and nearly half of first generation students are considered low income.

  • 34% of first generation students were over the age of 30 vs. 17% of Generational college students are over 30

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Poll

What percentage of first generation students that take the ACT meet college readiness benchmarks?

40%

65%

10%

5%

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Access

  • 80% of first generation ACT test takers aspire to earn a bachelors degree

  • Of students that take the ACT there is a 20% point difference for each subject area between first-generation test takers and all test takers.

  • Among first generation test takers, those who enrolled in the core high school curriculum or more outperformed their peers who did not.

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Poll

What percentage of first generation students start at a community college or two-year-institution?

75%

62%

30%

53%

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Enrollment

  • 48% of First Generation students attended college part-time

  • 8% are enrolled in distance learning programs

  • 18% of first-generation students enrolled in for-profit institutions. 50% of students enrolled in a for-profit institution are first-generation students. Similar to ivy league

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Experiences

  • Completed fewer credit hours compared to peer

  • Studied fewer hours

  • Worked more hours

  • less likely to participate

  • Less likely to perceive that faculty were concerned about students and teaching

  • Typically have harder time understanding and receiving information

  • Many first generation students have less influential collegiate experience and cognitave growth

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Poll

What percentage of low income first generation students will have a college degree within six years of enrolling?

4%

26%

50%

11%

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Recommendations

  • Provide first generation students with mentors and offer noncompetitive opportunities for social and academic engagement . Linked to retention.

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Programs at Iowa State

  • College Bound

  • Gear up

  • Early Outreach Program

  • First Generation Scholarship

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