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In 2017, theÌýÌýand theÌýÌýlaunched the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8, the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This year, ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß is joining withÌýÌýto celebrate the successes and contributions of first-generation college graduates and students in West Virginia.

There are many definitions for identifying first-generation students, and many of those definitions assume at least a bachelor’s degree.

At ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß, a community college that awards 2-year associate degrees, we are defining first-generation graduates – for the Nov. 8 First-Generation Celebration – to be those who are the first in their immediate families to have earned at least an associate (2-year) degree. The same follows for first-generation students to be the first in their immediate families to be actively working toward at least an associate degree.