First-Generation Students
LMU is committed to the recruitment, enrollment, success, and graduation of first-generation and low-income students, and students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Through the dedication and partnership of several academic and student affairs offices, students can receive support to help them thrive and succeed from precollege through senior year and post-graduation.
About First-Gen LMU
This resource hub is dedicated to highlighting and uplifting the several programs that are dedicated to first-generation college student success at LMU! Find out more about LMU's commitment to our growing first-gen student population! Come find your community with us! #FirstGenForever
Are you first-gen?
At LMU, first-generation college students are students whose parent(s) and/or caregiver(s) did not receive a 4-year bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university.
Featured Programs
Ignacio Student Support Services
Federally-funded TRIO program equipping low-income and first-generation college students and students with disabilities with the tools to thrive at and after LMU.
Ignacio Student Support Services and First To Go Scholars Program
A cohort-style living and learning pipeline program for first-generation students.
LMU is #FirstGenForward!
On May 2nd, 2020, The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, announced that Loyola Marymount University (LMU) was chosen to participate in their 2020-21 cohort of First-gen Forward Institutions. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students.
As a First-gen Forward institution, LMU is afforded multiple opportunities to engage with peer and aspirational institutions who are also creating environments that improve the experiences and outcomes of first-generation students. Selected institutions will participate in monthly phone calls, virtual professional development, goal setting, blog development, annual reporting, and more.