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Butler County Community College offers its registered students free tutoring for many credit courses. Tutoring is offered remotely or in-person at the Tutoring Center in the Academic Center for Enrichment (ACE), Student Success Center, on BC3 Main Campus and in designated tutoring rooms at each off campus site.
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You must apply for tutoring in order to receive tutoring services. Stop by the Academic Center for Enrichment or you can apply online. Use your network login and password to access our online tutoring application.
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Tips and Resources
Below you will find tips and resources to help guide you on your road to academic success.
Online Learning
Simple Strategies for Actually Learning in Online Classes
How to Stay Awake in Online College Lectures
5 Steps to an Amazing Online Presentation
Never Fail an Online Test Again: Six-step study cycle for online college exams
Test Taking
Test Taking Tips For:
- Text anxiety
- Online test taking
- Math tests
- Essay tests
- Multiple choice tests
Check out the following articles that provide advice and strategies on test taking. Test-Anxiety(pdf) and Essay Exams(pdf)
Read the How to Study for Mid-Term exams(pdf) article
General Study Tips
Active Reading – What is Active Reading? How can I use Active Reading in my classes?
Study Groups – How to create an effective study group.
Concentration – Do you have trouble concentrating? Check out this link for tips on improving your concentration.
Class Attendance – Why attending class IS important to your academic success.
Note taking – Tips on ensuring you keep good class notes
Memory - Tips and techniques on learning and retaining information.
Group Projects – How to survive group assignments
Goal Setting - How to set and achieve S.M.A.R.T. goals and keep them.
Plagiarism – What it is and how to avoid it.
Oral Presentations/Speeches – Tips on delivering a great speech or oral presentation.
Time Management
Time Management – How do you spend your time? Use this worksheet to help you determine how you use your time and how to make the best of your 168 hours.
Time Management Worksheet - Download and fill out the time management worksheet to help you keep yourself on schedule.
Procrastination – We all procrastinate at times. Read the article for tips on avoiding procrastination pitfalls.
Links to Useful Websites by Subject
All Subjects
Website dedicated to online learning in a wide variety of subjects such Math (Elementary, High School, and College), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Economics, Humanities. Video lectures and online practice exercises.
Math
Great resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.
Great resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.
Free online written lessons for most algebra topics.
Website for high school through college math students. Includes lessons, formulas and online calculators.
MathTV contains thousands of videos covering topics from basic math through calculus.
Reading/Writing
The Center for Writing Studies site contains information on grammar, citation styles, general writing tips and ESL Resources.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
The Purdue Online Writing Lab offers free resources on the following topics.
- Writing and Teaching Writing
- Research
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Style Guides
- ESL (English as a Second Language)
- Job Search and Professional Writing
Anatomy and Physiology
Online tutorials, interactive illustrations, and quizzes to assist with learning human anatomy and physiology.
Both websites offer free online quizzes to help you learn a wide variety of anatomy and physiology subjects.
A fun approach to reviewing anatomy and physiology. Interactive games help with reviewing systems of the body.
General Study Skills
Awesome website for information on how to succeed in college. Information on everything from setting goals, time management, learning styles, memory improvement, and test taking strategies.