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first-generation college students  

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  • First-generation college students are defined as students who are the first in their family to attend and complete college. For the purpose of this entry, the term first generation specifically applies to students who are the first in their family to earn a 4-year (bachelor's) college degree. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; First-Generation College Students]

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