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Get Tutoring Support
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.
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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.
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The Academic Success Centers are committed to providing equitable academic support to ensure all students have the opportunity to achieve their academic goals.
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Full-time Staff
Geraldo Guerra
Director of Academic Success
Academic Success CentersMatthew Gomez
Coordinator of Academic Success Initiatives
Academic Success CentersGerald Manahan
Coordinator of Academic Tutoring
Academic Success CentersInterim Lead
Writing & English Success CenterBertha Ovalle
Administrative Services Specialist
Academic Success CenterOmnia Abuaraki
Academic Program Specialist Lead
STEM Success CenterChristian Villarreal
Academic Program Specialist Interim Lead
Math Success CenterJames Woodworth
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterSandra Fisher
Professional Tutor
Academic Success CenterBlanca Arvizu Garcia
Professional Tutor
Academic Success CenterMohand Djouadi
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterPart-time Staff
Robert S.
Peer Academic Coach
STEM Success CenterGilbert H.
Peer Academic Coach
Academic Success CenterWilliam R.
Peer Academic Coach
STEM Success CenterJacob S.
Peer Academic Coach
STEM Success CenterIsaiah S.
Peer Academic Coach
Academic Success CenterNicholas M.
Peer Tutor
STEM Success CenterElspeth M.
Peer Advisor/Stu Ambassador
STEM Success CenterKaylah L.
Peer Tutor
STEM Success CenterGia P.
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterMadjid D.
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterDeja D.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterRachel B.
Professional Tutor
Writing & EnglishSuccess CenterAdam M.
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterJahna L.
Professional Tutor
Writing & EnglishSuccess CenterJulia G.
Professional Tutor
Writing & EnglishSuccess CenterCallie K.
Professional Tutor
Writing & EnglishSuccess CenterMasashige K.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterKieran B.
Professional Tutor
Writing & English Success CenterVictoria R.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterEdward P.
Professional Tutor
Academic Success CenterBelem S.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterNoehmi M.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterAnnika S.
STEM Tutor
STEM Success CenterHeather R.
Professional Tutor
Writing & English Success CenterStephen R.
Professional Tutor
Math Success CenterCooper R.
Professional Tutor
STEM Success CenterDerrick T.
Professional Tutor
Writing & English Success CenterRegina H.
Peer Academic Coach
Academic Success CenterWork Studies
Diamond R.
Academic Assistant
Academic Success CenterJustin G.
Academic Assistant
Academic Success CenterJesus 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:
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.
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
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:
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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.
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.
Subjects Tutored:
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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.
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 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.