At AACC, we are committed to your success, which is why we offer a wealth of tutoring and related support services for you.

We encourage you to take advantage of the full-time tutoring faculty, adjuncts, peer tutors, study groups, computer labs and online support at your disposal. While some tutoring options offer general guidance, others are intended for specific areas of study, such as math, English, reading and science. Don’t forget to meet with your instructor on a regular basis, connect with an advisor and/or take advantage of one of our many tutoring options.

Bottom line, if you want a head start in your studies or if you're struggling in a specific course, the sooner you tap into these resources, the faster we can get you back on track and help you stay there.

Academic Literacies

The Academic Literacies Lab can help you better understand what you read and so much more. Our tutors will:

• Provide strategies to help you improve your reading comprehension, critical thinking and study skills
• Give you tips for better organizing your work and managing your time
• Review your written responses to readings and help you edit your own work

The Academic Literacies Lab is available for in-person help for students Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Truxal Library Room 108. Online assistance is available Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Directions to access the lab online are provided below.

Business and Accounting

Students enrolled in Financial Accounting (BPA-201) can receive in-person tutoring without an appointment in Careers Center Room 264 on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Engineering/Mechatronics

Engineering technology students can receive open lab tutoring without an appointment on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in CALT 350.

Legal Studies

Legal studies students can receive in-person and virtual tutoring in Careers Center Room 232 Tuesdays through Thursdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Students can receive virtual tutoring Mondays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Email Assistant Professor Luke Fredericks for directions on how to access virtual tutoring.

Math

Students can receive math assistance Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Truxal Library Room 102. Math tutoring is also available at Glen Burnie Town Center Room 314 on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m to 6 p.m., and at AACC at Arundel Mills Room 206 on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Students enrolled in developmental math courses can receive math assistance Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Careers Center Room 190.

Students also may work with a peer tutor by clicking on the orange Request A Tutor button. You'll be matched with a one-on-one tutor.

Tutoring is also available through the Virtual Math Tutoring Center (VMTC) in Canvas. The VMTC is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Below are instructions on how to access the Virtual Math Tutoring Center.

Science

Face-to-face faculty tutoring is offered by the School of Science, Technology and Education in Health and Life Sciences Building Room 129. For specific days, times and subjects for the current term, refer to the Science Tutoring Center schedule.

Writing

Students can make an appointment for a real-time online writing consultation with a faculty member from the Virtual Writing Center. Appointments are available seven days a week.

Students can meet with tutors in person at the Writing Center, located in Truxal Library Room 136. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students can remotely drop in with questions and video conference with a tutor to review your drafts. This will be available Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 3 p.m.

Additional Resources

• Join our Tutoring Group in Canvas for additional resources.
• Schedule a time to meet with our retention success coach to know more about our campus academic resources, propose questions or give feedback about tutoring at the college, and discuss internal and external challenges that may impact your academic performance. Email tutoring@aacc.edu to schedule an appointment.
  
  •  Know more about our campus academic resources.
  •  Propose questions or give feedback about tutoring at the college.
  •  Discuss internal and external challenges that may impact your academic performance.
• All students can access online help through Pearson Higher Education’s Smarthinking.
• Nonnative English speakers in the English for Academic Purposes program can receive faculty-led tutoring through the English as a Second Language department.
• Don't forget that the Writing Center provides tutoring help in all subjects, with transfer and scholarship essays, and more.