Welcome to the PUENTE family!
On behalf of the Puente Project and Imperial Valley College, we would like to welcome
you to our Puente familia. We have a long and rich history of creating leaders for
the next generation. As a team we believe in our students' potential and ability to
achieve their academic and career goals. We invite you to contact us and discuss and
explore your goals in order to assist you in developing a plan for a successful future.
Counseling services
Puente counselors provide:
- Assistance with educational, career, and personal goals.
- Counseling courses to assist the student with college success strategies, transfer
options, career exploration, decision-making and study and leadership skills (Counseling
200 & 150).
- Encouragement for students to further their educational goal.
- A "familia" community in and out of the classroom.
- Assistance with navigating the university process and college-prep curriculum for
transfer including transfer applications, letters of recommendation and financial
aid process.
English Instruction
- Complete college level English as well as critical thinking English (English 100S
& 103).
- Develop and enhance writing skills through processed centered and community-based
writing assignments.
- Focus on Latinx Literature and readings.
- English 100S course is designated as an "Honors" section.
- Students who successfully complete the English 100S course with a "B" grade or higher
will earn "Honors" credit and be provisionally accepted into theScholars' Honors Program.
