It's a different world : the impact of college access programs on low-income, first-generation, and historically marginalized students.
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The paper explores the experience of first-generation, low-income, and historically marginalized students who participated in the Missouri College Advising Corps (MCAC) program to understand how they perceive its impact on their overall transition during their first semester of college. A qualitative case study was conducted to better understand how MCAC's near-peer college advising model supports students' transition into their first year of college. The case study involved four qualitative interviews of first-generation, lowincome, and historically marginalized students who participated in MCAC programming during high school and are currently full-time first-year freshmen. Each participant shared how the knowledge, and guidance provided by their MCAC college advisor impacted the transition from high school to college positively. Additionally, it is imperative to have an advisor to advise and assist students with: 1) near-peer advising and programming, 2) financial aid, 3) K-12 college-going culture, 4) familial support, and 5) on-campus support.
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