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 Moodle page. Tutor.com allows students to access a tutor on their time or find available tutors when the student needs them any time, day or night. 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

F102
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 (examples include Scholars Day, spring 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 assistance from Tutorial Services

Student Success Skills, Workshops and Individual Sessions

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

  • Getting and staying organized
  • Effective listening and note taking
  • Textbook reading
  • Your preferred learning style
  • Memorization and test-taking
  • Time management

How do I access services?

Student Expectations:

Tutoring Polices
  • All students will be scheduled for 1 hour a week for up to 2 courses to start the semester.
  • Tutors and students can request additional hours through the Tutorial Clerk for more tutoring options
  • Outside of your session, please communicate with the Tutorial Services Staff and not directly with 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.
  • Emails to tutors about cancelinga session are not considered a notification to the Center.

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.

Community Tutors are local people from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Some have prior classroom experience, and all can offer a practical application of many fields of study.

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.