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A National Model for Student Success
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Cross-Cultural Counseling Center
All in-person services are suspended. Services will be available online only as they are available. See the Coronavirus Updates news post for more information.
Office hours and contact info
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Fall & Spring Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Closed holidays and weekends
Summer & Winter Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Closed holidays and weekends
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Phone: 213-763-7354
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The PUENTE Project is a national-award winning program that has helped tens of thousands of educationally disadvantaged students 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 community leadership opportunities.
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Mission
The PUENTE Project helps to prepare educationally disadvantaged students for college admission and success through its combination of accelerated instruction, intensive academic counseling, and opportunities for community leadership. Puente is open to all students.

The Puente Program
Puente provides three areas of service to students to help them transfer to a four year University.
English Instruction
PUENTE’s writing component includes college transfer-level English courses 101, 102 & 103. While adhering to the requirements of the course outlines of specific community college departments, the writing instructor moves generally from narrative or personal writing--in which students develop their voice and confidence--to writing based on rigorous academic prose, including analytical, argumentative, and research-based texts. Writing is presented as a process that develops in response to “real-life” audiences and peer groups.
Students enroll with the same PUENTE instructor for classes over one academic year which creates a supportive environment for students through the curriculum. The courses integrate Latino and other multicultural literature in combination with skill-appropriate scaffolding for texts that build in rhetorical and thematic complexity. Students are also provided with an opportunity to use mentors and their communities as a resource for writing and to develop their relationships with their mentors. The courses offer an environment that provide students with the support and motivation likely to enable them to transfer.
Counseling
Puente students have access to direct Counseling Services. The Puente Counselor Coordinator works closely with Puente students and is available to meet with them on a 1-1 basis. Puente students in the program are expected to meet with the counselor for personal counseling, to complete or update a comprehensive student educational plan (CSEP), to go over topics related to major requirements, life planning, career exploration, and transfer requirements, among other topics. Students enroll in Counseling courses aimed at developing skills to succeed in college and in life, as well as a counseling class focused on personal development and introducing students to campus resources.
To make an appointment click on schedule meeting in the counselor card below, select your desired time.
Office located: E5 226
Monday 8:00am-12:30pm
Tues. – 8:00am-12:30pm
Wednesday-8:00am -12:00pm & 3:00-6:00pm
Thursday-8:00am -12:00pm
Friday 8:00am -12:00pm
(Friday appointments are solely online)
Mentors
Each Puente student is matched with a mentor from te 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, colleges and the community.