As an experienced higher education administration professional, Juana Reina has dedicated her career to improving the quality of student experiences at multiple colleges in the northeastern United States. With a former role as the vice president and dean of Westchester Community College, Juana Reina today harnesses her talents behind the Tri-State Consortium of Opportunity Programs in Higher Education of which she is a long-standing member.
Recently, the Tri-State Consortium featured an article on its Facebook page concerning new research about first-generation college students. A report from the Institute of Education Sciences indicates that within a decade of their sophomore year of high school, only one-fifth of students whose parents did not graduate from college will have earned their own four-year degree. This data shows a significant disparity between first-generation and continuing-generation students, as more than 40 percent of students with at least one college-educated parent are likely to earn a four-year degree within the same 10-year period.
Further data showed that first-generation students may more likely come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition, they are almost 10 percent more likely to choose to withdraw from higher education due to financial hardship than their continuing-generation peers.
Recently, the Tri-State Consortium featured an article on its Facebook page concerning new research about first-generation college students. A report from the Institute of Education Sciences indicates that within a decade of their sophomore year of high school, only one-fifth of students whose parents did not graduate from college will have earned their own four-year degree. This data shows a significant disparity between first-generation and continuing-generation students, as more than 40 percent of students with at least one college-educated parent are likely to earn a four-year degree within the same 10-year period.
Further data showed that first-generation students may more likely come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition, they are almost 10 percent more likely to choose to withdraw from higher education due to financial hardship than their continuing-generation peers.
