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Mission:
Welcome DayThe Puente Program was launched as a grassroots initiative to address the low rate of academic achievement prevalent among underrepresented students. The Puente model responds to low-performing patterns with two major components: rigorous English instruction and personal academic counseling.

 

Puente’s goals are toBlack Diamond Mines trip

  • Increase the number of underrepresented students who transfer to four-year colleges and universities
  • Enable underrepresented students to earn college degrees and return to the community as mentors and leaders
  • Embrace a variety of social and cultural learning-styles to develop an environment that focuses on underrepresented student learning
  • Improve college success and accessibility

 

 

 
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