Best Colleges for First-Generation Students
Schools with high Pell Grant enrollment and strong graduation rates, ranked by how well they serve low-income, first-gen students.
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing
Parkersburg, WV · Public
Saline County Career Center
Marshall, MO · Public
John D Rockefeller IV Career Center
New Cumberland, WV · Public
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Auburn, NY · Public
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Newark, NY · Public
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · Private
Warrensburg Area Career Center
Warrensburg, MO · Public
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, PA · Public
Centra College
Lynchburg, VA · Private
Northern Career Institute
Eastlake, OH · Public
Fayette Institute of Technology
Oak Hill, WV · Public
United Technical Center
Clarksburg, WV · Public
Northwest Technical Institute
Springdale, AR · Public
Waynesville Career Center
Waynesville, MO · Public
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
East Syracuse, NY · Private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Charlotte, NC · Public
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ · Private
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, OH · Public
Franklin County Career and Technology Center
Chambersburg, PA · Public
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
Willow Grove, PA · Public
Valley Forge Military College
Wayne, PA · Private
Traviss Technical College
Lakeland, FL · Public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie
McKenzie, TN · Public
CBD College
Los Angeles, CA · Private
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · Public
Cape Coral Technical College
Cape Coral, FL · Public
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS · Public
Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Herkimer, NY · Public
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA · Private
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · Private
Pell data: IPEDS. Graduation rate: IPEDS. Earnings: College Scorecard. Rankings reflect available federal data and do not constitute endorsement.