This community was created to bring together first generation students and community members, and act as a place to share resources, advice, and opportunities for others of similar backgrounds.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Office of Career Education table during Arcadia’s Senior Soirée: Toast to Commencement, celebrating the Class of 2026! 🎊 It was awesome connecting with so many graduating students as you get ready for life …
First comes the degree, then comes the J-O-B. How are you feeling about it? Do you feel like you’ve got the keys to success? Be it that you’re going into the workforce for the first-time, or using that graduate degree …
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So much of personal finance success is based on our money stories.
And our money stories are written by our background, our race, our gender or sexual orientation—all the things that have nothing to do with math and everything to do with who we are.
So, what if you’re a first-generation immigrant who grew …
In this episode of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host, Carla Sanatamaria, interviews her dear friend and first-gen tech worker Janzel Manalansan. Janzel is an early 30’s Filipino-American eldest daughter of immigrants who has leveraged her network and transferable skills …
Alison LaLond Wyant The term Student Outcomes refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6-9 months following graduation, providing a snapshot of Arcadia undergraduates’ success following degree completion. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, along with knowledge gained from faculty, LinkedIn, and phone calls to our graduates, in accordance with national standards. The knowledge rate of outcomes for each class was 73.3% for the class of 2025, 83.95% for the class of 2024, 79.8% for the class of 2023, 86% for the class of 2022, 79% for the class of 2021, 81% for the class of 2020, and 87% for the class of 2019, though response rates vary among colleges and departments.
 Arcadia graduates accept positions all over the globe. The graphic displays the proportions of graduates working across the United States.
On average, nearly a third of Arcadia graduates enroll in a program of continuing education within 6 months post-graduation. The chart below displays the fields of study our graduates pursued. The represented "other" programs include degrees in International Peace & Conflict Resolution, Occupational Therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis, Medicine, Financial Mathematics, and many others.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency that was established via the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …
An award winning podcast and the first and #1 show in the world for first-generation scholars and professionals.
Online job board that features the latest well-paying job opportunities for diverse job seekers from employers all across the U.S.
HIVE DIVERSITY is a virtual recruiting platform that connects diverse students with internships and jobs. It also provides a unique …
I’m First! was created by nonprofit Center for Student Opportunity in 2013 to provide students who lack a family history …
The Collective Success Network is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit* that supports first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) college students to achieve their academic …
