LSS West

Our on-campus location is in building 22 room 101 and is open for in-person tutoring Monday through Thursday 10am to 4pm. We are also open virtually, where you can meet live with a tutor in our Zoom room, Monday through Thursday 5pm to 7pm and Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 3pm.

When you visit in person, the first thing to do is sign in at the computer kiosk located directly inside the door. If you have come in to do some work, just pull up a chair and get to it! If you are here for an appointment, just let the office assistant at the front desk know.

Similarly, when you enter the Virtual Tutoring Center, you will be greeted by one of our staff members, who will ask what kind of help you need and then either schedule an appointment for later or place you in a breakout room with a tutor right away. It's that simple!

You can visit us on campus during our in-person hours or through Zoom during our virtual hours, or email us at learningsupport@spscc.edu. If you email, please include in your message:

• your name
• your SID number
• the desired day and time
• the class or project you are working on

Appointments may be scheduled weeks ahead of time, and you may also choose to have recurring weekly appointments. We love working with writers more than once!

Up to six 25-minute appointments per week, or the equivalent. Appointments are 25 minutes long by default, but you can request 50 minutes if you have a larger project.

Appointments are recommended but not required. You are also always welcome to just come in and utilize our space to get your work done. If you visit us and a tutor is not already with another student, we will be happy to help you then. However, an appointment is the only way to guarantee an available tutor.

Note, too, that during busy times of the quarter—typically around midterms and before finals—our appointment schedule tends to fill up two to three days in advance. For that reason, we encourage you to schedule appointments ahead of time rather than try to schedule for the same day. As much as possible, come early and come often!

Arrive a few minutes ahead of time and bring the following:

• the assignment instructions and relevant class notes
• your questions
• your most recent draft (if you have one)

Nothing! All of the tutoring on campus is free.

Our tutors are a mix of current and former SPSCC students and qualified learning support technicians. All student writing tutors must receive a faculty recommendation and complete CCS 200, a 2-credit tutor training course, before applying for a position. 

eTutoring is a great option for you. Simply log in to eTutoring and upload an essay draft, and within 24-48 hours you will receive personalized feedback from a trained online writing tutor. Note that eTutoring sessions do not count toward your limit of two appointments per week, so you may use both eTutoring and live tutoring sessions in the Writing Center. 

You can also access useful handouts, videos, and links at our LSS Resources webpage.