Learning Communities
The Puente Learning Community space is located in the Multidisciplinary Building in room M-104.
The Umoja Learning Community space is located in the Learning Resource Center (LRC) in room L-106.
The LEAP and Lavender Learning Community space is located in the LRC in room L-113.
The American Indian & Alaskan Native Student Success Center is located in the LRC in room L-104.
The Rising Scholars Program is located in the Learning Communities Center in the LRC in room L-105.
These spaces are designed for individual and small-group use, as well as community meetings, classes, and events.
Our Learning Communities
Puente Project
Faculty Coordinator: Sabrina Hagmann
Contact: Sabrina.Hagmann@sjcc.edu
The Puente Project helps to prepare educationally disadvantaged students for college admission and success through its combination of accelerated instruction, intensive academic counseling, and mentoring by members of the community. Its mission is to increase the number of Hispanic and other educationally under-represented students who enroll in college, earn degrees, and return to the community as leaders and mentors to future generations.
Umoja Program
Faculty Coordinator: Tanesha Cartwright
Contact: Tanesha.Cartwright@sjcc.edu
Umoja is dedicated to enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of African American and other under-represented students as a community while increasing graduation and transfer rates.
LEAP (Leveraging Education for AAPI Progress)
Coordinators: Helen Pang & Dr. Tony Santa Ana
Contact: Helen.Pang@sjcc.edu & Anthony.SantaAna@sjcc.edu
LEAP (Leveraging Education for AAPI Progress) is a learning community that supports students interested in medical and health fields through their first year of college with resources, paid internship opportunities, and AAPI cultural activities.
American Indian & Alaskan Native Student Success Center
Coordinator: Elena Dutra
Contact: Elena.Dutra@sjcc.edu
Lavender Learning Community for LGBTQ+ Students and Allies
Coordinator: Dr. René Alvarez
Contact: Rene.Alvarez@sjcc.edu
Dr. René Alvarez is the official point of contact at San José City College for the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, transgender, gender-nonconforming, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA+) faculty, staff, and students per SB 1491.
Rising Scholars Program
Coordinator: Annette Ruiz-Esparza
Contact: rising.scholars@sjcc.edu