Puente Program

Puente is designed to help students adjust to college life, apply their existing cultural knowledge to academic outcomes, and prepare for transfer to four-year universities. The program explores multicultural experiences in a close-knit familia/family cohort model by combining writing instruction, personal growth instruction and counseling, and mentoring. Puente’s goal is to provide strong academic support that affirms community, cultural/culture, and lifelong learning. Puente is open to, and welcomes, all MSJC students.

To learn more about and/or join the Puente Program, please visit: Puente Program

Learning Outcomes

• Design an educational plan that focuses on attaining an AA/AS or other requirements for transfer;
• Analyze social and cultural issues that inform an understanding of civic responsibility and encourage involvement in the college and local communities as mentors or leaders; and
• Develop academic skills (reading, writing, oral, and study) that will demonstrate their ability to be successful in a higher education environment.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about the Puente Program, please contact:

San Jacinto Campus Coordinators 

• Cynthia Vargas– Puente Counselor/Counseling Instructor, San Jacinto Campus
   cvargas@msjc.edu
• Ezikio López– English Puente Faculty, San Jacinto Campus
  ezlopez@msjc.edu

Menifee Valley Campus Coordinators 

• Cynthia Garcia– Puente Counselor/ Counseling Instructor, Menifee Valley Campus
   cgarcia@msjc.edu
• Dr. Carla Maroudas– English Puente Faculty, Menifee Valley Campus
   cmaroudas@msjc.edu