first generation

UCI strives to boost number of minority students earning STEM degrees

UCI program helps low-income, high-potential undergraduates achieve their dreams

Donor-endowed scholarship helps first-gen college student achieve her dream of becoming a doctor

From helping homeless youths to leading California’s community college system, UCI alumni are living out the American dream in myriad ways. Tenacious, intelligent and driven, they have overcome adversity to achieve their visions and make a difference in their communities and in the world. Below, we explore just a small sampling of the fascinating success stories created by UCI graduates.

UCI is unsurpassed at helping low-income, first-generation and other nontraditional students thrive in college and beyond

Having been where they are now, history professor David Igler has a lasting influence on first-generation students

Magazine surveys affordability, academic excellence and early-career earnings

Now 25 years old, UCI’s Summer Scholars Transfer Institute continues to empower local community college students