The Cerritos College Puente club offers students at Cerritos a unique and unforgettable experience. Its an excellent opportunity to meet new people, participate in community service, and acquire the tools to have a fun and successful time while attending Cerritos college. The Puente program itself is divided into two components that work closely together.

The first part of the program is the class component, which consists of a learning community, English 52 and CG 200 in the fall and English 100 and CG 2 in the spring, taught by counselor and club advisor Mr. Soto, and English professor Mrs. Gonzales Mootz. The class also offers a unique mentor partnership in which students are partnered with real world professional.

The second part to the program is the Puente club. It’s run by students and is the main support for the class component. The club participates in fundraising, on campus events as well as off campus events, and a once a year trip to UC Berkeley. You will also have the opportunity to participate in leadership conferences like L.C.L.I (Latina/o College Leadership Institute). It is also a great oppertunity to get to know new and interesting people at Cerritos College.