Academic Skills Center
Tutoring Services
The Academic Skills Center (ASC) is located in the Learning Resource and Technology Center and offers tutoring services at no charge to students with academic needs. Tutors will be available during the scheduled times in the ASC (see schedule below). Appointments are taken for Math, Accounting and English. Tutors will assist when needed and help students gain the study skills required to be successful in class. All tutoring is provided by peer tutors -- students who have completed coursework in the designated academic area. Peer tutors are familiar with course content as well as instructors' styles of delivery.
Please come prepared to a tutor's session. Students should come to the tutoring session after they have attempted the homework. At that time, tutors will assist students with a problem or concept they are having difficulty with. All students are required to turn off phones and respect others in the ASC and the LRTC.
Academic Skills Center Hours
-- Monday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
-- Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
-- Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
-- Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
-- Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Academic Skills Center has tutors in the following courses:
-- Accounting
-- Anatomy and Physiology
-- American Sign Language
-- Biology
-- English
-- Math
For a listing of specific tutoring times, click here.
Study Guide Resources
-- VARK tips for improving study habits
-- Study Guides and Strategies educational service
-- Study Guide Zone
Focus groups on specific learning styles and study tips are offered each semester. Watch campus monitors for announcements of dates and times.
Topics for study tips include: note-taking, time management, campus resources, test anxiety and memory building.
Online Tutoring Help
Math.com
Math.com is an online resource dedicated to providing revolutionary ways for students to learn math. Combining educationally sound principles with proprietary technology, Math.com offers a unique experience that quickly guides the user to the solutions they need and the products they want. These solutions include assessment, on-demand modular courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live online tutoring and expert answers to math questions.
MathWorld
MathWorld, a free resource from Wolfram Research built with Mathematica Technology, this resource was created, developed and nurtered by Eric Weisstein with contributions from the world's mathematial community.
SOS Mathematics
Created by a team of veteran math teachers and professors, SOS Mathematics is one of the leading math self-tutorial resources on the Web. The site includes extensive sample problem sets.
"Focus on College" seminars
Periodically, PTC staff and faculty hold "Focus on College" seminars -- free seminars/workshops that teach tips about time management, stress management, studying, test-taking, the college environment overall and much more. Additionally, a valuable 68-page bound guide, "Making Your Mark," is given away at the seminars. Watch the hall monitors for information about this valuable event, and don't miss it next time!
Materials presented at the most recent "Focus on College" seminar may be found here:
-- "Study Hints and Shortcuts" by Erin White and Gloria Baker
-- "Staying on TOP of it all" by Counselor Kathy Arola
-- "How to Study for Exams" by Counselor Kathy Arola
-- Additional Handouts
-- "Making Your Mark" book
