Go from “Yes you can!” to "Yes you did!”

Puente means “bridge” in Spanish, and we are here to help you bridge the gap from here to your future!

The Puente Project has been around for 40 years in California and now Texas. It was designed specifically to help community college students like you succeed, by using proven approaches that focus on the student.

The LSC-Houston North Puente Program is a transformative educational initiative designed to bridge the gap between current academic achievements and future career success for community college students.

Our objective is to support community college students through structured and culturally responsive education
methods. Puente means “bridge” in Spanish, and we are here to help you bridge the gap from here to your future

Key Components

• Cohort-based paired classes
• Culturally relevant teaching
• Inclusion of family in the educational journey
• Mentorship opportunities
• Small learning communities
• University visits

Benefits of the Puente Program

• Creates Community
• Creates Nurturing Environment
• Enhances Family Awareness and Support
• Generational Impact
• Higher Academic Success and Completion Rates

There are Puente cohorts on all four of our LSC-Houston North campuses Talk to an advisor today and find out about more. Sign up for an English/EDUC cohort pair and get started toward your future!

Go from “Yes you can!” to “Yes you did!” – De “¡Sí se puede!” a “¡Sí se pudo!”

Contact the Puente Program Chair for more information at Christopher.Hinojosa@LoneStar.edu.

Mission

Puente Project mission is to increase the number of educationally underrepresented students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities, earn degrees and return to their communities as leaders and mentors to future generations.

History

The Puente Project is an inter-segmental program that is co-sponsored by the University of California and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. This national award-winning program has improved the college-going rate of tens of thousands of California’s educationally underrepresented students for more than thirty years. The model’s interdisciplinary approach containing writing, advising, and mentoring components expanded to Texas in 2012. The Texas Puente Project’s goal is to prepare community college students for success at four-year universities and beyond.