With a population that is 75 % first
generation college bound, our approach is specifically designed to increase student engagement, deepen integration and understanding, promote active learning, and ensure college success.
Through her work at the Whittier College Center for Engagement with Communities (CEC), Jafet worked on increasing college access among local first
generation college bound students in partnership with the Whittier Union High School District and the El Rancho Unified High School District.
Webinar Recording: Assessing and Building Resilience in Low - Income and First -
Generation College Bound Students
With a population that is 75 % first
generation college bound, our approach is specifically designed to increase student engagement, deepen integration and understanding, promote active learning, and ensure college success compared to national averages of 60 % and 70 % respectively for those two important indicators.
Not exact matches
The event is hosted by Monroe Community
College's Upward Bound program, whose goal is to get first generation low - income students to c
College's Upward
Bound program, whose goal is to get first
generation low - income students to
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Dr. Danielle Moss Lee continues her series about helping young African - Americans attend and succeed in
college with a look at the families of first
generation college -
bound students.
In my experience, many first
generation college -
bound students obsess about their future careers and can sometimes be extremely narrow in their
college searches because they can't get away from the link between
college and future earnings potential.
Another great way to prepare first
generation college -
bound students and their families for the
college experience is to have them speak with other families who've had similar experiences.
Years ago, while teaching first
generation college -
bound high school students in San Francisco, I reprimanded a student for not bringing pen and notebook paper to class.
As of this writing, Envision operates four San Francisco Bay Area high schools that serve predominantly first -
generation college -
bound and low - income students.
Prior to becoming a superintendent, she worked in many different facets of education including as classroom teacher at both the elementary and middle school levels, principal at the middle school level, director of the Upward
Bound Program for first - generation college - bound students, and director of the Basic Skills Academy for at - risk high school y
Bound Program for first -
generation college -
bound students, and director of the Basic Skills Academy for at - risk high school y
bound students, and director of the Basic Skills Academy for at - risk high school youth.
«To better prepare the next
generation, school leaders have to look at enhancing educational opportunities for all students, both
college bound and career
bound, to ensure future readiness for both.»
A
generation ago, American boarding schools were generally of two kinds: private institutions for the
college -
bound children of the wealthy, or state - supported facilities for children under court supervision.
These programs are typically for underserved student populations (first
generation college -
bound, low - income, and underrepresented minorities).
Center for Student Opportunity was founded by a group of concerned parents, admissions professionals, and nonprofit practitioners who sought to fill the need for greater
college counseling and preparation resources for first -
generation and underserved
college -
bound students.
Ploski is a financial awareness instructor for Upward
Bound, a program for low - income and first -
generation college students, at Mills College and a former dean and athletic director in the School of Human Development and Performance at Solano Community C
college students, at Mills
College and a former dean and athletic director in the School of Human Development and Performance at Solano Community C
College and a former dean and athletic director in the School of Human Development and Performance at Solano Community
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STEP: Student Expedition Program aims to equip low - income, first -
generation college -
bound Arizona students with the knowledge, confidence and leadership skills to successfully transition to
college and obtain a
college degree.
The event is hosted by Monroe Community
College's Upward Bound program, whose goal is to get first generation low - income students to c
College's Upward
Bound program, whose goal is to get first
generation low - income students to
collegecollege.
Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) strives to provide an opportunity for ethnic minority, low - income, and first -
generation college -
bound students to explore
college majors and career interests with a group of peers interested in attending
college.
Upward
Bound Math and Science (formerly Upward
Bound Four Corners) is a year - round TRiO program providing educational services and
college preparatory assistance to high school students who will be first -
generation college graduates.