- Tutoring is a free resource to all SCC students.
- Tutoring by qualified and trained peer tutors is offered in several disciplines.
- Students seeking tutoring must be currently enrolled at SCC in the subject in which tutoring is requested.
How to Request Tutoring
- Complete a "Tutoring Application" (this file is a PDF file which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat , you will need to download it.)
- You may also request tutoring at the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center, Learning Resource Center, Room 144.
- Complete the application and ask a counselor or the instructor of the class you are requesting tutoring for, to sign the application.
- Please turn in the completed form to the staff at the tutoring reception counter.
- A weekly scheduled appointment with a tutor will be made on the spot if a qualified tutor is available.
Objectives of Tutoring
- To assist students in understanding and learning the subject matter of a course.
- To help students achieve their academic goals by preparing them for future classes.
- To help students become independent learners.
Tutorial Options
- Supervised one-to-one or small group tutoring through on-going weekly appointments.
- Walk-in tutoring at designated times and according to availability.
- Collaborative learning groups on request from instructors (Beacon PAL).
Scheduled Tutoring Sessions
- Individual tutoring sessions are generally 50 minutes.
- Students can receive up to two hours of tutoring per week per subject.
- Students should log in and out at the tutoring reception desk for each session, and bring their course syllabus, textbooks, notes and assignments with them to each tutoring session.
- Students should read and study the material before they meet with their tutor.
Tutors will:
- Assist in reviewing what has been covered in class.
- Clarify assignments and help select appropriate strategies.
- Guide students in critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- Encourage independence in learning and personal responsibility for the learning process.
- Help students assess their learning styles and learning preferences.
Tutors will not:
- Repeat class lectures.
- Do the work for students.
- Edit or proofread papers.
- Tutor outside of the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center.
Walk-In Tutoring
Tutoring by qualified and trained peer tutors and instructional assistants is also available on a walk-in basis during scheduled times. Please click here for a schedule of days and times.
- When coming into the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center for walk-in tutoring, please sign in with the clerk at the tutoring reception counter.
- Students will be helped in the sequence they signed in
- If you need on-going tutoring in a specific subject, please consider signing up for a tutor that you will meet on a weekly basis.
Human Services 1000
- All students receiving tutoring services are required to enroll in Human Services 1000 at no cost to the student.
- This course offers individualized tutoring designed to assist students to increase their success in college courses.
- Content will vary depending upon the adjunct course.
- Attention will be given to essential study skills and utilization of campus learning resources.
- Students may enroll for support of more than one college course per semester.
- This course may be repeated in subsequent semesters.
For more information, please contact the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center (916) 558-2258 or email LRCTutoring@scc.losrios.edu
Sacramento
City College
3835 Freeport Boulevard · Sacramento, California 95822
This page was last updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 7:58:25 PM
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