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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED278448 AUTHOR: Atondo, Angelo; And Others
TITLE: A Study of the Puente Project: 1983-1986. Evergreen
Valley College.
YEAR PUBLISHED: (1986)
NOTE: 59 p.
ABSTRACT: Puente Projects are currently operating at 10
community colleges in California to increase retention,
general education requirements completion, and transfer
among Hispanic community college students. Puente integrates
the skills of an English teacher, a Hispanic counselor, and
Hispanic professionals acting as mentors to promote academic
achievement, self-confidence, and student motivation. A
study was conducted at Evergreen Valley College (EVC) to
determine the success rate of Puente students for the years
1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86; and to compare the
achievement levels of Puente students enrolled in the entry
level English 330 courses with those of other Hispanic
students who began in English 330 during the same semester.
The 3-year comparative study of 115 Puente students and 273
Hispanic counterparts yielded the following findings: (1)
89% of the Puente students completed English 330 compared to
46% of the other Hispanic students; (2) 70% of the Puente
students completed English 1A, compared to 8% of the other
Hispanic students; (3) Puente students completed English 1B
at a rate 14 times higher than their counterparts; (4)
Puente students were three times as likely to remain
enrolled at EVC (53% vs. 17%); (5) all 21 of the Hispanic
students who began English 330 in fall 1983 and 1984 and who
had received or applied for an associate degree by fall 1985
were enrolled in the Puente Project; and (6) all 14 of the
students from the original group who transferred to a four
year college were Puente students. The study report includes
information on the goals and methods of the Puente Project,
along with 25 tables detailing comparative findings.
Appendixes include a list of Puente projects statewide, a
fact sheet on the mentor role, a list of EVC mentors, a list
of advisory board members, and an outline of course
criteria. (Author/LAL)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; College-English;
Community-Colleges; Comparative-Analysis; Dropout
Prevention; Educational-Attainment; Educational-Counseling;
Program-Effectiveness; School-Holding-Power; Two-Year
Colleges
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Academic-Achievement; *High-Risk-Students;
*Hispanic-Americans; *Mentors-; *Student-Development; *Two
Year-College-Students
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