The Puente Project is an academic preparation program that, for more than 25 years, has improved the college-going rate of tens of thousands of California's educationally disadvantaged students. The project's mission is to increase the number of educationally disadvantaged students who:
PUENTE MISSION
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Enroll in four-year colleges and universities -
Earn college degrees -
Return to the community as mentors and leaders of future generations
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Puente will be accepting applications for 21-22 Cohort starting March 2021.
The program is open to students who:
- Are interested in exploring the Latinx/Chicanx experience
- Are planning on transferring to a four year university
- Are eligible to enroll in English 101 or 101X for the Fall semester
- Are able to commit to program requirements
- Are able to be full time students (enrolled in 12 units or more).
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Students will demonstrate various self-efficacy strategies and apply them to their success in college, in their career, and in their life.
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