Tutoring Center

The Tutoring Center's current hours of operation are listed at the top of this webpage, and they are updated as changes occur.

Any relevant materials that you think will help the tutor fully understand the assignment or your questions. The more information your tutor has, the better they can help you with your assignment. Examples of what to bring include the following:

• Lecture Notes
• Lecture Slides/Presentations
• Textbooks
• Assignments and Handouts
• Graded tests and papers
• Rubrics
• Course syllabus

Depending on the subject and assignment, tutors can help you with a wide variety of issues. They can help you with troublesome math problems, reviewing your essays, or working through misunderstandings of your assignments.

However, they cannot help with quizzes, exams, or tests of any kind. Nor will they do the homework for you. Instead, they will help guide you to the right answer and create a foundation for independent learning.

Academic Coaches can help you understand yourself better as a student. They specialize in executive functioning skills, including time management, notetaking, study skills, and more. They are here to help you create a game plan for your success and then they motivate you to stick with it!

Waubonsee offers Tutor.com, an online 24/7 tutoring service to all its students, free of charge. Simply go to your Canvas page, select “Tutor.com Online Tutoring” from the left-hand bar, and you can find the course you need help with there. It will also provide you with a list of subjects they offer as well.

The Tutoring Center has options for both walk-in and appointments. Appointments are based on subject and tutor availability and take place inperson or virtually between our open hours listed. There are also evening and weekend hours available for appointments. Walk-ins happen in-person and virtually, and occur during the posted open hours only.

The mission of the Waubonsee Community College Tutoring Center is to empower students to be independent learners by providing them with the resources, skills, and abilities to do so, while adhering to the instructor’s curriculum. The Tutoring Center improves and changes the lives of students by nurturing independent growth, promoting a learner-centered approach, and creating a welcoming, engaging, and inclusive environment for all who wish to learn. The Tutoring Center achieves this mission through diverse types of course-related academic support, such as professional tutoring, academic coaching, peer-to-peer support, mentorship, and supplemental instruction.

The Tutoring Center is committed to providing equitable and accessible academic support to ensure all students have the opportunity to achieve their academic goals. Through this support, students become active participants in their own academic success and the academic success of their peers. Learners engage in the material, and those who offer academic support are expected to be role models for academic excellence.

The Tutoring Center cultivates a secure and safe, non-judgmental space where students feel welcomed and accepted. Academic Support staff upholds a commitment to uplift our students through the process of tutoring and coaching. We uphold the belief that all students are capable of learning and that the right support system gives students the potential to succeed. As learning the material can be tailored to the student’s needs, it is our responsibility to find the right approach to help a student succeed. These two ideas—inclusion and access—are at the heart of what we do. Every student has a right to feel safe, to feel accepted, to feel valued, and to feel like they have the opportunity to succeed. We accomplish this by providing resourceful learning techniques and strategies, offering empowering motivation, and by truly understanding that “meeting students where they’re at” expands to more than just an educational style, but to a holistic one as well. Our holistic hospitality takes shape in our interactions with our students and how we assist them in their success.