Puente Project at Cañada College

PUENTE PROJECT
The Puente Project is a national-award winning program that has helped tens of thousands of educationally disadvantaged students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities, earn degrees, and return to the community as leaders and mentors to future generations. Begun in 1981, Puente combines accelerated instruction, intensive academic counseling, and mentoring by members of th

e community. The Puente Program integrates
• Two semester English 105 & 110 linked classes
• Two semester CRER 137 & 110 linked classes
• Latino literature featuring texts that grow in rhetorical and thematic complexity
• Individual academic, career and personal counseling
• Transfer information, university tours, student motivational and transfer conferences, and assistance with the transfer process
• Mentoring where Puente students are matched with mentors from the business or professional community. Learning Outcomes
• Through participation in the Puente Project, a student will develop a Student Educational Plan (SEP) with the goal to transfer to a four year college or university. The Puente Team

Working together as a Puente team, an English professor and academic counselor join with students to establish a foundation for the students’ academic and professional success. For additional information and/or to join the Puente Project, please contact Counselor Sandra Mendez at [email protected] or Professor Yolanda Valenzuela at [email protected].