Academic Coaching & Tutoring

Students can use Starfish to sign up for peer subject tutoring. Once logged in, navigate to the menu button in the upper-left hand corner and select “Courses.” Next to your courses, you will see a Peer Tutoring icon with a “Schedule Appointment” link. Please note that all appointments must be made by 5 p.m. the day before. Same-day appointments cannot be accommodated. For more detailed information, check out Tutoring and Starfish.

If you do not see the Peer Tutoring icon next to a course you’d like a tutor for, please fill out the Tutor Request Form at least 48 hours prior to your desired appointment time.

What are they?
If you are in an FYE, you have an assigned Writing Mentor for your course. Writing Mentors are success-ful, faculty-nominated student writers trained to help new students become stronger, independent, and more confident writers.

How do I meet with one?
Writing Mentors arrange drop-in hours or schedule appointments leading up to each paper due date. They will email their assigned class and professor several days in advance with their plan, but you will schedule a meeting on LVC’s Starfish support system. There are individual and small group sessions available. To do so, you will sign into Starfish, click on the menu drop-down, select “Courses,” and look for your FYE course. From there, you can select “FYE Writing Mentor.”

What do I have to do?
Bring the paper prompt and whatever you have written.

What are they?
You can schedule a 1-1 appointment with a writing tutor during a time that works best for your schedule. Writing tutors work with students at any stage of the writing process.

How do I set up an appointment?
You can schedule an appointment with a tutor on LVC’s Starfish support system. Individual session are available. To sign up for writing tutoring, log-in to Starfish and scroll to the “My Services” section of your Dashboard and select Writing Tutoring. From there, you can follow the prompts to schedule an appointment. If you don’t see a tutor available on Starfish, please visit the Writing Center drop-in hours on select posted weeknights or fill out the Tutor Request Form.

How far in advance should I set up an appointment? 
On Starfish, you must sign up by 5 p.m. on the day before the desired appointment, so you will need to plan ahead. If you fill out the Tutor Request Form, we need at least 48 hours’ notice. Any last-minute requests are not guaranteed.

Open Desk Hours
There are writing tutors on-duty on posted weeknights between 7–9 p.m. in the Center for  Academic Success and Exploratory Majors. They can help all undergraduate LVC writers in any stage of the writing process. In Spring 2025, these hours are Monday and Wednesday from 7–9 p.m.

What are they?
You can schedule a 1-1 appointment with an organizational tutor during a time that works best for your schedule. Organizational Tutors are students who mentor, model, and teach peers effective and healthy time management skills, study habits, and organizational skills to function independently as a competent and successful student.

How do I set up an appointment?
You can schedule an appointment with a tutor on LVC’s Starfish support system. Individual sessions are available. To sign up for organizational tutoring, log-in to Starfish and scroll to the “My Services” section of your Dashboard and select Organizational Tutoring. From there, you can follow the prompts to schedule an appointment. If you don’t see a tutor available on Starfish, please fill out the Tutor Request Form.

How far in advance should I set up an appointment? 

On Starfish, you must sign up by 5 p.m. on the day before the desired appointment, so you will need to plan ahead. If you fill out the Tutor Request Form, we need at least 48 hours’ notice. Any last-minute requests are not guaranteed.