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Experiences and Outcomes of First-Generation Students in Community Colleges: Background

There are a range of studies that have provided knowledge about first-generation college students in regards to their academic preparation and transition to postsecondary education. However, not much is known about their college experiences or their cognitive and psychosocial development.
One study done by Terenzini et al. is the only one at this point that has addressed this specifically and they found that first-generation students:
- completed fewer credit hours,
- took fewer humanities and fine arts courses,
- studied fewer hours,
- worked more hours per week,
- were less likely to participate in an honors program,
- and made smaller first-year gains in reading comprehension
However this study was limited since it only looked at students during their first year of college and only looked at cognitive outcomes.

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Updated 2020-12-20

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