The Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience is designed to provide educators from every segment of higher education a comfortable, welcoming environment to share innovative ideas, programs, tools, and research critical to the learning, development, and success of first-year college students.

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition provides insight and thought leadership on how institutions of higher education support successful and equitable student transitions.

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

“The first‐year experience is not a single program or initiative, but rather an intentional combination of academic and co‐curricular efforts within and across postsecondary institutions.” (Koch & Gardner, 2006)

The Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition is a semiannual refereed journal providing current research on the first college year and other significant student transitions.

44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience February 16-19, 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana

•When does the first-year experience begin? •In the U.S., our answer is complicated by the highly integrated nature of the educational system. –Early outreach –Community relationships –Transfer students (lateral, reverse, swirling) –Dual enrollment programs –Admissions

2024年7月11日 · The University of South Carolina has the top-ranked first-year experience in the nation, but a new initiative will make sure people know it's great being a Gamecock every year.

2024年9月23日 · The University of South Carolina is home to the nation’s top first-year student experience among public institutions, and its living-learning communities are ranked 10 th best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings released Tuesday (Sept. 24).