Bridging Classrooms and Communities Since 1981
Our Programs
This section of our website includes more details about how the program functions, including the basic conceptual program model, descriptions of the program components and the various roles of those who participate to implement the program at sites throughout the state of California. Puente is currently implemented at 33 high school and 59 community college sites across the State. Please browse through the categories listed to the left to learn more.
"Unlike most programs in existence when Puente started, the Project's training programs are predicated on the idea that if students are provided with an academic program that is engaging and respectful of their culture, supported by their local community, the students will succeed in an academically accelerated, as opposed to remedial, environment."
— Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
May 6, 2002