English Success Center

The English Success Center offers free tutoring services to all San Antonio College students. Our tutors are ready to help students build their academic English skills in any course, but we are specifically available for students who are taking the INRW-0420, INRW-0100, INRW-0201 and ENGL-1301 courses in the English department.

Our tutors can help at any stage of the assignment, from brainstorming to final revisions. We can also help students build upon their existing academic English skills through small group workshops covering a range of academic English and English grammar topics. See the workshops section for more information.

Location:
Moody Learning Center (MLC) Room 200W

Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday - Sunday, closed

Resources:

Appointments

If you need help from an INRW tutor, please schedule an appointment. You can schedule an appointment in-person, over the phone, or through your ACES account in Navigate. Walk-ins are also accepted when tutors are available.

For more information on scheduling an appointment through Navigate, watch the following video: https://youtu.be/AXCxK5JaNXA

The English Success Center offers one-on-one tutoring, small group tutoring, and remote tutoring through Zoom during our open hours.

Workshops

The English Success Center offers small group workshops on various academic English and English grammar topics. Workshops are offered in-person in the English Success Center, and they run about 45-50 minutes long. Workshops are offered four times a day, from Monday through Thursday. No appointment is necessary, just drop-in at the scheduled workshop time and sign-in with the tutor facilitating the workshop.

See our English Success Center resources section for materials and handouts related to academic English and English grammar.

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Additional Services
  • Walk-in tutoring: Students who do not have a scheduled appointment may drop-in for tutoring sessions. Walk-in tutoring is subject to staff availability.
  • Computer lab: The center is an open lab with computers available for students to use. The computer lab is open to all SAC students. Headsets are available to use in the computer lab upon request.
  • Printing with Go Print: Center computers are connected to Go Print printing services. Students with a Go Print account can print using any of the English Success Center computers.
Faculty Services
  • Orientations: Faculty teaching INRW-0420, or ENGL-1301 with the INRW-0100 or INRW-0201 co-requisites may request an orientation to the English Success Center for their students. Orientations can be delivered in the English Success Center or arrangements can be made for a tutor to attend your in-person or online class. Please contact us to schedule an orientation.

Contact Us

Main number: (210) 486 - 1616

Center lead (Interim)

Gerald F Manahan Jr.
Academic Program Coordinator
(210) 486 - 0169

For additional support scheduling appointments:

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

 

Last updated: August 29, 2024