<p>My parents both have associate's degrees in a foreign country. Technically, they're not even called "degrees;" they're more like certificates. </p>
<p>Is this first generation?</p>
<p>No. First generation means neither one of your parents has successfully finished college. If your parents have graduated from college, whether it be in the US or abroad, you aren't considered first generation.</p>
<p>nope. you're not first generation</p>
<p>check with the colleges you're applying to. At some it is depends on whether your parents have a 4-year degree, at others any post-HS degree.</p>
<p>Is there any special title for being the first to go to college in America? even if your parents have degrees from universities abroad?</p>
<p>Not any that I've heard of.</p>
<p>That's what I thought too..</p>
<p>(BTW...the number of posts you have scares me {666})</p>