Academic Success Centers

All tutoring services at San Antonio College are FREE to all currently enrolled students. The San Antonio College Academic Success Centers consists of five turtoring labs that include knowledgeable staff to assist in your academic needs. The labs are:

  • Academic Success Center (see details below)
  • Math Success Center
  • STEM Success Center
  • Writing & English Success Center

We are here for you to SUCCEED! 

San Antonio College is committed to provide excellent academic support with tutoring in a wide-range of subjects. Online learning support is accomplished by in-house tutoring through Zoom and by third-party Brainfuse.com for support after hours.

For more information regarding tutoring services at San Antonio College, please email us at sac-tutoring@alamo.edu.

  • To engage students to become confident, independent learners while providing tutoring, experiential learning, development of key skills, and other academic support services in a safe environment.

  • The Academic Success Centers are committed to providing equitable academic support to ensure all students have the opportunity to achieve their academic goals.

  • Full-time Staff

    Geraldo Guerra
    Director of Academic Success
    Academic Success Centers

    Matthew Gomez
    Coordinator of Academic Success Initiatives
    Academic Success Centers

    Gerald Manahan
    Coordinator of Academic Tutoring
    Academic Success Centers

    Interim Lead
    Writing & English Success Center

    Bertha Ovalle
    Administrative Services Specialist
    Academic Success Center

    Omnia Abuaraki
    Academic Program Specialist Lead
    STEM Success Center

    Christian Villarreal
    Academic Program Specialist Interim Lead
    Math Success Center

    James Woodworth
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

    Sandra Fisher
    Professional Tutor
    Academic Success Center

    Blanca Arvizu Garcia
    Professional Tutor
    Academic Success Center

    Mohand Djouadi
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

     

     

    Part-time Staff

    Robert S.
    Peer Academic Coach
    STEM Success Center

    Gilbert H.
    Peer Academic Coach
    Academic Success Center

    William R.
    Peer Academic Coach
    STEM Success Center

    Jacob S.
    Peer Academic Coach
    STEM Success Center

    Isaiah S.
    Peer Academic Coach
    Academic Success Center

    Nicholas M.
    Peer Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Elspeth M.
    Peer Advisor/Stu Ambassador
    STEM Success Center

    Kaylah L.
    Peer Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Gia P.
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

    Madjid D.
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

    Deja D.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Rachel B.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & EnglishSuccess Center

    Adam M.
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

    Jahna L.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & EnglishSuccess Center

    Julia G.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & EnglishSuccess Center

    Callie K.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & EnglishSuccess Center

    Masashige K.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Kieran B.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & English Success Center

    Victoria R.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Edward P.
    Professional Tutor
    Academic Success Center

    Belem S.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Noehmi M.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Annika S.
    STEM Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Heather R.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & English Success Center

    Stephen R.
    Professional Tutor
    Math Success Center

    Cooper R.
    Professional Tutor
    STEM Success Center

    Derrick T.
    Professional Tutor
    Writing & English Success Center

    Regina H.
    Peer Academic Coach
    Academic Success Center

     

     

    Work Studies

    Diamond R.
    Academic Assistant
    Academic Success Center

    Justin G.
    Academic Assistant
    Academic Success Center

    Jesus M.
    Academic Assistant
    Academic Success Center

     

     

     

     

     

     

The Academic Success Center Lab

Location:
Moody Learning Center (MLC) 707

Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, closed

Resources:

Calculator Lending

Currently enrolled students at San Antonio College may check out a basic calculator (Ti-503), scientific calculator (Ti-30), or graphing calculator (Ti-84) for the semester.  Students would visit the Academic Success Center (MLC 707) or the Math Success Center (MCCH 121) and our staff can assist in completing the necessary reports to check out or check in a calculator. 

Students can use the calculator for the entire semester and return it at the end of the semester.  

Please be advised that an equipment hold will be placed on the student’s account in Banner until the calculator is returned.  The hold will restrict the ability to register or request official transcripts.  If the student needs to register or get transcripts but still needs the calculator they can request that the hold be temporarily removed long enough to allow the student to get what they need done. Students can visit the Academic Success Center or Math Success Center (along with the calculator so our staff can verify they still have it)  to request the hold be lifted temporarily.  

If the student loses the calculator or has it stolen, they will need to file a report with the Alamo College police department and provide us with the case number.

Computer Lab

The Academic Success Center is one of the largest computer labs at SAC and provides students with

  • over 80 computers 
  • scanners (both sheet fed and flatbed)
  • printing services
  • mobile device charging stations
  • access to WiFi
Student Supply Station

Gerald Manahan started a supplies station in the Academic Success Center to provide Alamo Colleges students with free school supplies.  We ask that students please check in at the front desk when coming for supplies so that we can see how much of a demand there is to continue or expand the service.

Supplies available include:

  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Highlighters
  • Erasers
  • Index cards
  • Sticky Notes
  • Blue Books
  • Folders
  • Scantrons
  • Notebook & Graphing paper
  • Writing pads
  • Paper clips

Cash donations to the supplies station can be made through the Alamo Colleges Foundation account established for the supplies station .. Gerald Manahan Student Supplies Program Fund.

Donations of school supplies may be dropped off at the Academic Success Center, MLC 707.

 

Study Pods

2 single person study pods are available for those wanting a reduced noise environment to work or study.  Check in at the front service desk using the studying service on the kiosk.

Tutoring

Subjects Tutored:

  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • English as a Second Language
  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Spanish

Note: Tutoring services are available by appointment. Drop-in tutoring is ok but is dependent on the tutors not having appointments. Students are generally limited to six 30-minute sessions for a total of 3 hours of tutoring per week.

Students (whose home campus is SAC) can schedule their own tutoring appointments by using the AlamoNavigate link inside their ACES account.  The tutoring availability schedule is posted on the SAC Tutoring page along with tutorial videos on how to schedule appointments and using Zoom.

If you are having trouble setting up your own appointments, please contact us at 210-486-0170 or send an email to sac-tutoring@alamo.edu. If you send an email, make sure to include all necessary information (Banner ID, day, time, course number, whether in-person or Zoom) so that an appointment can be scheduled.

Academic Success Workshops

The Academic Success Center offers a variety of workshops to help students succeed academically and professionally. 

  • generally 20-30 minutes in length
  • one-on-one workshop appointments can be scheduled with a tutor
  • faculty can request to have a tutor present a workshop to their class
  • contact us at 210-486-0170; sac-tutoring@alamo.edu or come by the lab to schedule an appointment

If there is a topic you would like to see covered, please email us at sac-tutoring@alamo.edu and we can look into having our tutors develop a workshop to address the topic.

Online Tutoring (Brainfuse):

San Antonio College offers students free online tutoring services through Brainfuse in the following subjects:

  • Math (including Statistics)
  • English (Writing, Reading, Speech)
  • Language Lab (Spanish)
  • Science (Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics)
  • Social Science (History and Government)
  • Business (Economics, Accounting, Finance)
  • Computers and Technology (Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Brainfuse Details and Availability

Brainfuse provides online tutoring for all Alamo Colleges students. Whether you need assistance with writing or help with concepts or topics from your course, "Brainfuse Online Tutoring" offers many beneficial services. These include real-time tutoring in the subjects listed below, writing assistance, on-demand videos, and self-help lessons on popular software such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Brainfuse Online Tutoring can be accessed only within your Canvas course.

Availability listed is in Central Standard Time (CST)

Subject Availability
Math 24/7
Writing 24/7
Reading 24/7
Anatomy & Physiology Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Biology Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Chemistry Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Physics Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Organic Chemistry Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Accounting Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Economics Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Finance Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Statistics Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
Spanish Mon-Sun 2 PM – 12 Midnight
History Mon-Sun 3 PM - 11 PM
Government Mon-Sun 3 PM - 11 PM
Computer and Tech Mon-Sun 3 PM - 11 PM
Nursing Sun-Thurs 5 PM - 10 PM
Speech Sun-Thurs 5 PM - 10 PM

Additional information can be found by clicking on the following link (you will be asked to log into ACES) https://alamo.instructure.com/courses/916950

Each San Antonio College student receives a maximum of 300 minutes per semester of online tutoring. Each time Live Tutoring is used, the amount of time spent with a tutor is deducted from the 300 minutes. Please note that each live tutoring session is limited to 30 minutes. Also, each time the Writing Lab is used to submit a paper, or each time the Submit a Question option is used, 35 minutes will be deducted. If students use all 300 minutes within a semester and need additional time, please email sac-BFadmin@alamo.edu to request additional time. Additional time is never guaranteed, a team will review your request and respond within 72 hours of the request. 

Contact Us

(210) 486-0170
sac-tutoring@alamo.edu

 

Last updated: August 29, 2024