Two first-generation students selected for White House visit
November 16, 2023San Luis professor nominated pair to attend National First-Generation College Student Day
Yuma, AZ (November 16, 2023) – As First Gen College Celebration Week events were underway at Arizona Western College campuses locally, two students from the AWC San Luis Learning Center had the opportunity to join in the celebration at the national level in Washington DC.
ASU student attributes higher education success to Upward Bound program
February 14, 2019Parker, AZ (February 14, 2019) – Robin Martinez Jr. always knew that he wanted to attend college, but as a first-generation student, higher education seemed more like a distant dream than an attainable goal.
That all changed when he became a part of the Arizona Western College Upward Bound program as a freshman at Parker High School.
“Being a first-generation student, I had no one to guide me along the winding pathways that lead to college. Upward Bound became that guide for me,” he said.