Peninsula College Writing Center—Less Stress, More Success!
Find information to support your English courses, writing, reading, and research.
Writing Center Tutoring—Spring Quarter 2026 Schedule
Get support with every stage of the writing process from expert tutors.
Daily: In-Person (Peninsula College Library, Room B137) or Online (Zoom)
By Appointment: Monday– Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Evening: Online (Zoom)
By Appointment: Tuesday, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Schedule Writing Center Tutoring
Research & Reading Tutoring—Spring Quarter 2026 Schedule
Get support with reading and research from an Instruction and Reference Librarian.
In Person (Peninsula College Library) or Online (Zoom)
By Appointment:
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Friday, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Schedule Research & Reading Tutoring
Need help now? Hours don’t fit your schedule?
eTutoring has a Writing Lab that provides live virtual tutoring most days of the week with expanded hours that include early morning, late evening, and weekends—or you may submit a paper for feedback within 24-48 hours.
How The Peninsula College Writing Center Can Help
Get one-on-one support with any writing assignment, for any class, at any stage of the writing process:
- Understanding academic writing
- Writing research papers
- Writing about literature
- Clarifying and understanding assignment expectations
- Brainstorming ideas and getting started on a paper
- Developing thesis statements
- Developing your ideas and topic sentences more fully
- Strengthening paragraph development and structure
- Summarizing and paraphrasing
- Using and punctuating quotations
- Evaluating sources
- Citing sources in different formats (MLA, APA, etc.)
- Identifying strengths and improvement areas
- Organizing essay structure
- Supporting ideas with facts, statistics, examples, expert commentary, first-hand experience
- Writing for a specific audience
- Recognizing patterns of grammar/mechanical errors and learning how to fix them
- Embracing the importance of and learning approaches to revision as a key part of the writing process
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Research & Reading Support
As part of our mission to help writers grow, the Writing Center also supports reading and research skills. Yes—reading tutoring is helpful for college students, too!
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Research & Reading Tutoring appointments available in the library or on Zoom
- Students:
Schedule Research & Reading Tutoring
- Faculty: Email Tim Williams, Instruction & Reference Librarian at twilliams@pencol.edu to schedule class sessions in your classroom or the library.
Have Questions or Need Help?
Contact Tulsi Marshall at gmarshall@pencol.edu.
We look forward to supporting you!