Tutorial Services

Welcome to BCC Tutorial Services

About BCC Tutorial Services

Tutorial Services can give you a deeper understanding of your coursework and set you up for academic success, no matter the degree or certificate program. Berkshire Community College's (BCC) Tutorial Services provides tutoring for most courses. Tutoring and other services are free to any BCC student registered in a BCC course.

The BCC Tutorial Services has many options to assist you in success, including workshops, skills sessions, small group tutoring, individual tutoring, and access to online remote tutoring outside of regular center hours.

The Tutorial Services staff will work with you to find the best options for your needs. We will work with you to determine how to help you best and match you with a tutor; access Tutor.com, join a study group, and attend drop-in sessions, skills sessions, or workshops.

Tutorial Services is here to help you:

  • Clarify an assignment
  • Organize your materials
  • Understand course content
  • Connect readings to lectures
  • Prepare for tests and quizzes
  • Evaluate and revise your writing
  • Develop study strategies
  • Help you manage your time
  • Plan and organize a term project
  • Access Tutor.com

What is available?

Tutoring

In-person and remote options with our local tutors. Small group tutoring, drop-in options, and project help are also available.

Tutor.com

BCC is pleased to partner with Tutor.com, where students can access tutoring for free through your BCC Moodle page. Tutor.com allows students to access available tutors when the student needs them any time, day or night they have tutors available. Tutorial staff will help you access Tutor.com if you need assistance.

Study Groups

Please discuss options with your instructor, we will assist in any way possible!

BCC Tutorial Services logo

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Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. when classes are in session*
Evening hours by appointment

*The Tutoring Center is closed when the campus is closed, on holidays, and when there are no classes scheduled on the campus calendar (examples include Scholars Day, spring break, Thanksgiving break, and professional development days). This includes all in-person and remote sessions.

Contact Us

tutorial@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-1650

Text Us: 413-422-6606

Stop in the Tutorial Center.

Students: Request A Tutor Here

Student Success Skills, Workshops and Individual Sessions

When you practice student success skills, your learning and knowledge are enhanced, and you feel supported on your path toward success. Tutorial Services provides sessions, workshops, and general help with these strategies, including:

  • Getting and staying organized
  • Effective listening and note taking
  • Test Anxiety strategies
  • Study tips
  • Time management

How do I access services?

Student Expectations:

Tutoring Polices
  • All students will be scheduled for  2 hours a week; either 1 hour a week for up to 2 courses or 2 hours for one course to start the semester.
  • Tutors and students can request additional hours through the Tutorial Center for more tutoring options.  Students will be limited to no more than 3 hours of tutoring per week through the Center and additional time can be accessed via Tutor.com.
  • Outside of your session, please communicate with the Tutorial Services Staff and not directly with your Tutor. This includes any personal email, text, or phone calls directly to your tutor. If you would like to share something with your tutor, please feel free to send it to Tutorial@berkshirecc.edu and we will forward it to your tutor!
Canceling Your Session
  • If you need to cancel your appointment, please do so at least 2 hours before your appointment.
  • If you cancel within two hours of your appointment or do not show up, an email will be sent as a reminder for your next appointment. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend the next appointment.
  • If a second appointment is canceled with less than 2 hours’ notice or missed with no notification, all future appointments will be canceled. Tutorial services will follow up with you to address and resolve any attendance concerns before scheduling any additional sessions.  A third missed or no-show will complete the center sessions for the semester.  Students may reapply on a probationary status the next semester.
  • Consistently missed or canceled sessions will be addressed with the student to find a time that will work with them.
  • Emails to tutors about canceling a session are not considered a notification to the Center. Students must notify the Center by phone, text, or email any time day or night.
Be Prepared
  • Students should be prepared for the session with tests/quizzes that were returned, questions about assignments, or questions about content or skill sets.
  • Students should not expect the tutor to do their homework with them or correct an assignment before turning it in.
  • Students should plan to bring textbooks, materials, and a laptop to their sessions to access their course information.
  • Tutors can help students review content covered in class, tests or quizzes that are graded, and help with resources and skill sets.

Tutors

Peer Tutors are current BCC students whose professors recommend them to tutor in a particular course or subject. They bring a valuable connection to the classroom and faculty to their work. Peer tutors must have received a B or better in the course they will be tutoring in.

Community Tutors are local residents from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Some have prior classroom experience, and all can offer a practical application of many fields of study.  Community Tutors must have an earned Associates degree or at least 60 credits toward a Bachelor's degree to be eligible to tutor in content areas.

Become a Tutor

Students and Community Members, are you interested in sharing your expertise as a BCC Tutor? Please email us at tutorial@berkshirecc.edu for more information.