About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds. Research shows that low-income and first-generation college students are least likely to finish their degrees. At Boston College’s Messina College — a new, two-year, fully residential associate's degree program — a wide range of support is helping to change that. John Yang visited the campus to learn more as part of our ongoing series, Rethinking College. | PBS NewsHour
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About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds. Research shows that low-income and first-generation college students are least likely to finish their degrees. At Boston College’s Messina College — a new, two-year, fully residential associate's degree program — a wide range of support is helping to change that. John Yang visited the campus to learn more as part of our ongoing series, Rethinking College. | PBS NewsHour
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