How Do I Join Puente?

Complete and submit the Puente Student Interest sheet
Meet with the Puente Counselor for a Puente Informational Session:
- Sessions to be announced.
If you are not able to make any of the sessions above: Contact the Puente Counselor at your home campus to express interest. Email:
- Cynthia Garcia at the Menifee Valley Campus at cgarcia@msjc.edu
- Cynthia Vargas at the San Jacinto Campus at cvargas@msjc.edu
After submitting your interest to the counselor they will review your eligibility -
- You will then enroll in the following courses for Fall: Academic Reading and Writing ENGL C1000 (3 units) and College Success & Career Readiness 100 (3 units)
- In the Spring, you will enroll in the following courses: Critical Thinking and Writing ENGL C1001 (3 units) and Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies ETHS 112 (3 units)
- You will pay fees, the $6.00 public transportation fee that is NOT covered by financial aid.
- You will then attend the first day of class. Failure to attend the first class meeting for both classes will result in being dropped from the classes and the program.

Note: These course numbers reflect changes effective Fall 2025.