First Generation College Student Celebration

Honoring Our First-Gen Students at JCCC!

Are you currently a first-generation college student? Or were you the first in your family to attend college and graduate? If so, be sure to mark your calendar for special recognition. Stop by the GEB Hallway (1st floor) to receive your first-generation college student shirt, enjoy a refreshment at the JCCC Market on us, and meet fellow students, faculty, and staff who are first-generation college students.

"November 8 was selected as the date for the annual National First-Generation College Celebration to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Higher Education Act (“HEA”) emerged out of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Much like other hallmark legislation of that era, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, HEA was intended to help level a playing field that for too long had been weighed against Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds. In addition to creating federal grants and loan programs to help students finance their educations, the legislation made key investments in institutions of higher education." (Center for First Generation Student Success)

Questions? Contact Mya Lawrence, Manager of Student Life & Leadership, at mlawre37@jccc.edu or 913-469-8500, ext. 3318