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📘 Tutoring Center — General Academic Support
Tutors are available—or can be recruited—in most subjects except math and English. For math or English support, please visit the Writing Center or Math Center.
👩🎓 Many tutors are current PC students or graduates who excelled in the same classes and love helping students succeed.
🤝 Some of our tutors are community members with strong backgrounds in their subjects—bringing real-world knowledge and a love for teaching to support your learning.
💻 Tutoring may be offered in person or via Zoom depending on preference and availability.
⏱️ Students may receive up to 15 hours of tutoring per class, per quarter.
📝 How to Request a Tutor
🔗 Request a Tutor — Learning Center Tutor Request Form
📝 How to Become a Paid Tutor
Teaching is a fabulous way to increase your own understanding of a subject. Get paid to help other students while enhancing your own learning! If you are strong in one or more subjects, and you’re interested in a tutoring position, please visit this page and follow the instructions to apply:
💼 Open Instructional Support Tech and Tutoring Positions
💡 What We Do
The Tutoring Center provides academic support for PC coursework. We care deeply about students’ well-being, but please note:
🚫 Tutors are not trained to provide academic advising or mental health counseling services.
✅ For advising, visit Plan with Your Advisor | Peninsula College (pencol.edu)
✅ For mental health counseling, visit PC Cares - (pencol.edu)
🤝 What to Expect from Tutoring
Tutoring is a collaborative, interactive process that requires equal participation from both student and tutor.
🧑🏫 Tutor Responsibilities:
- ⏰ Show up on time ready to work
- 🎯 Accommodate students’ learning goals and style
- 🌟 Help students identify strengths and find resources
- ❓ Answer questions about course content
- 🔍 Explain strategies, processes, and approaches
- 📚 Facilitate independent learning
🧑🎓 Student Responsibilities:
- ⏰ Show up on time ready to work
- 📖 Complete assigned reading, review learning materials, and look over assignments beforehand
- 📋 Bring specific questions or goals to the session
- 🧠 Attempt class work independently first
- 🏫 Attend class, do all assigned reading, watch assigned videos, and review all class learning materials
- 💪 Take responsibility for your own work and learning and continue working after the session to finish assignments
📣 If you receive accommodations through the SSD office, please ask them to share your tutoring accommodations with the Learning Center Coordinator.
🔎 Reading & Research Tutoring
As part of our mission to support student success, the Tutoring Center also offers research and reading support!
We help individuals and classes:
📖 Reading Support:
- 🧠 Develop strategies to read college-level texts
- 📚 Improve comprehension and retention
- 📘 Adjust reading strategies based on the material
🔬 Research Support:
- 🗂️ Navigate library databases
- 🔍 Identify reliable sources
- 🧾 Integrate sources into original work
- 🧠 Create informed responses to course materials
📍 Available in the PC Library or via Zoom
🔗Students: Schedule Research & Reading Tutoring
👥 Instructors: Email Tim Williams, Instruction & Reference Librarian, at twilliams@pencol.edu to schedule class sessions.
📬 Questions?
Contact Tulsi Marshall at gmarshall@pencol.edu.
We look forward to supporting you! ✊🌍🌈✨