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Mr. Garcia, the Executive Director of the Puente Project speaks about how many Latino students begin at community colleges; therefore transfer programs to four-year institutions are critical to Latinos in higher education. The Puente Project is sponsored by the University of California in collaboration with 56 community colleges annually serving over 9,500 community college students. About 78 percent of students served by the Puente Project are Latino. Over the course of its 28-year history, the Puente Project has been exceptionally effective in serving the academic needs of Latino students. Latino students in Puente persist at greater rates than other Latinos, transfer to four-year institutions at higher rates than other underrepresented students, and graduate at rates similar to students of ethnic groups with well-established patterns of academic achievement.