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About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds, making the path to a college degree especially challenging. At Boston College’s Messina College, a new, two ...

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CANYON West Texas A&M University will launch its first embedded associate degree in the fall, part of the university’s ongoing efforts to combat student indebtedness. Students can earn an associate ...

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is seeking approval to offer two-year associate degrees to some students who aren't able to finish a four-year bachelor degree program. The university still needs ...

Editor’s note: This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. CHICAGO — Jazmin Mejia went straight from ...