The Math Success Center is happy to announce our new PCC Math Summer and Winter Bridge Workshops!

These are a series of workshops designed for students who would like to prepare for College Algebra, Precalculus/Trigonometry, and/or first semester Calculus and is open to all PCC students.

How it works.

Over the course of two weeks, a MSC faculty member will provide free lectures and practice covering various key-concepts found in Algebra and Trigonometry; knowlwedge needed to be success full in Calclus. You will be working with other students with similar interest and goals while reviewing mathematics and building self-confidence before taking your next math class at PCC. 

Below, you will be able to sign-up for our bridge workshops. You are under no obligation to attend all sessions, but we ask that you do your best to attend the sessions you signed up for.

An added benefit from attending the summer bridge is that you automatically gain the option to enroll into a late start Math 004Z course with the faculty that run the bridge program. This is part of the CAP^2 program. 

Sign Up Now
Note: A confirmation email will be sent to you after you submit the form. You will also be contacted by MSC faculty at least one week before Day 1. 

Email JDuthoy@pasadena.edu or JHidalgo11@pasadena.edu for more info.

Summer 2026 Dates

August 3 - August 6

August 10 - August 13

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Bridge Schedule

Handouts for each day can be found in the MSC Canvas shell, where we house our many online resources: MSC Summer/Winter Bridge Handouts

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Week 1 - Algebra Foundations (Getting ready for 4Z and up)
(Aug 3 - Aug 6)
In Room TBA

8:30am Breakfast Kickoff!
9am - 11am: Real Numbers
11am - 12pm: Radicals
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 10am: Order of Operations & Algebraic Expressions
10am - 12pm: Linear and Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 11am: Factoring
11am - 12pm: Simplifying Rational Expressions
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 10am: Solving Quadratic Equations
10am - 11am: Solving Rational Equations
11am - 12pm: Solving Radical Equations
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

Week 2 - Prep for Calculus (Getting ready for 5A and up)
(Aug 10 - Aug 13)
In Room TBA

9am - 11am: Intro to Functions and Domains
11am - 12pm: Piecewise and Absolute Value Functions
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 11am: Factoring 2 (w/ Rational and Negative Powers)
11am - 12: Simplifying Difference Quotients & Average Rate o
f Change1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 10am: Graphing Common Functions
10am - 12pm: Graphing Rational Functions
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice

9am - 10am: The Unit Circle and Basic Trig Functions
10am - 11am: Solving Trig Equations
11am - 12pm: Graphs if Trig Functions
12pm - 1pm LUNCH!
1pm - 2pm: Extended Practice