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The Puente program is a one-year
pre-transfer program open to all students who meet
the eligibility criteria. The content of the course focuses on Mexican
American/Latino
authors and issues. All students will be required to participate in all
course and project
activities, counseling and mentoring.
PUENTE PROJECT HISTORY
Puente was founded in 1981 by Felix Galaviz,
Patricia McGrath, at Chabot College in Hayward.
The program mission was to increase the number of Mexican American/Latino
students
transferring to four-year colleges and universities. Since then, Puente has
expanded to 38
community colleges throughout the state. As an outgrowth of its success as a
community
college program, Puente piloted a high school version of its program in 1993
that is now
operational in 18 high school throughout the state. Puente is open to all
students.
PUENTE STUDENTS:
Succeed academically
Are recognized as leaders and scholars
Graduate from four-year colleges and universities
Belong to a statewide network of leaders and professionals
THE PUENTE PROGRAM
Many components work together to prepare Puente students to transfer to
colleges and universities...
ENGLISH INSTRUCTION
Puente students take two consecutive writing classes, English 118 and
English 122. These classes
provide a supportive and stimulating environment for Puente students to
build confidence in their
writing skills through an exploration of the Mexican American/Latino
experience.
COUNSELING
Puente students work closely with their Puente counselor , exploring career
options, developing
an academic educational plan and identifying lifetime goal. Students visit
University of California
and California State University campuses and attend an annual Puente student
transfer conference.
MENTORS
Each Puente student is matched with a mentor from the business or
professional community.
Mentors share with students their personal, academic and career experiences,
and provide a
window into "real-life" work environments. The network of trained
Puente mentors provides
many resources for the Puente students, their families, their colleges and
the community.
OUTSTANDING RESULTS
The Puente Project has won a national $100,000
Innovations in American Government award.
More than 5,500 students have enrolled in
the Puente community college program.
An estimated 200,000 non-Puente students
have benefited from Puente's staff development programs.
Community colleges with Puente programs
transfer 44 percent more Latino students to the
University of California than colleges without Puente.
For more information contact:
Rita Delgado, Puente Counselor
(925) 685-1230, ext. 2284
Room: Counseling 130 Lupe Dannels, Puente Counselor
(925) 685-1230, ext. 2298
Room: Counseling 128
Patrick Leong, Puente Instructor
(925) 685-1230, ext. 2783
Room: FO 119
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for an information/application form, which you can print, fill out, and send
to Ms. Delgado or Ms. Toloui at Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Road,
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
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