Tutorial Services

The Tutorial Center provides students with qualified student tutors in various academic areas. Tutors support a student's regular instructional program through individual and small group tutoring.

Tutorial assistance provides support, motivation, and encouragement. These services are FREE to all Hartnell College students.

To sign up for tutorial services, a student must complete an Application for Tutorial Assistance that is available at the Tutorial Sign-in Desk or can be download below. The back (or second page) can be completed by veiwing the "Tutorial Center Orientation" PowerPoint below. Next, a signature is needed on the front of the application from your instructor or counselor. When you bring your completed application to the Tutorial Center, a tutor will assist you in enrolling in the supervised tutoring course (INS 301). Once this is completed, you can use any of our services for the entire semester!

We're open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9:00am-5:00pm, and Fridays 9:00am-2:00pm (during the summer session the center is open Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:00pm). The Tutorial Center is located in the Annex (in the Old library building near the center of campus).
Students helping students.
Click here to view the current Drop-in Tutoring and Math Academy Lifeline schedule, or download the Tutorial Center Orientation. I recommend that you save the orientation to your desktop and then open it. E-mail me if you have any questions.

To become a tutor a Hartnell student must meet the following qualifications: current enrollment at Hartnell College, completion of at least one semester at Hartnell College, a grade point average of at least 2.0 (3.0 preferred), a screening interview with the Tutorial Center Supervisor, and a faculty recommendation. Tutors earn from $9.04 - $11.65 an hour. In addition, our center offers employment opportunities for university students interested in part-time, temporary positions.

Students who are interested in becoming tutors can stop by the Tutorial Center for a Peer Tutor Application. For further information, visit the Tutorial Center, located in the College Center Annex, call 755-6738 or email fhenders@hartnell.edu .
Forms PowerPoints

Application for Tutorial Assistance

Peer Tutor Application

Tutorial Center Orientation

eCollege Orientation



Writing and ESL Workshops

Each semester, selected English and ESL tutors offer our ESL and Writing Workshop series. The workshops focus on basic grammar and punctuation topics such as commas, subject and verb agreement, verb tense, pronoun choice, fixing run-ons, and identifying sentence fragments. Check with your English or ESL instructor, attending our workshops may earn you extra credit.

All the workshops take place in the Annex (ANX), and are 50 minutes in length.

Current ALC Workshop and Conversation Group schedule.

A Writing Workshop
Math Academy Lifeline Tutoring
The Hartnell College Math Academy is held each summer and Winter during the semester break. Only the very best math tutors are selected to work during this two week Academy. These same tutor continue to support Academy students during the semester that follows the Academy, their Lifeline semester. Math Academy students often test into higher levels of math and are more likely to suceed than if they had not attended the Academy and taken a lower math course. Academy students are recruited and tutors are selected near the end of the fall and spring semesters.

English Conversation Groups
Students interested in practicing their English are welcome to join one of our conversation groups. Each group meets at least once a week for 50 minutes. Group leaders encourage students to join discussions on a variety of topics. Our conversation groups give students an excellent opportunity to supplement their classroom learning.

eCollege Resources
Program enrollment give each student access to our INS 301 Supervised Tutoring page hosted by eCollege. Students will find an ever changing array of resources for Biology, English, ESL, and Math courses. View the PowerPoint orientation to eCollege above or click the eCollege link on the top left to access our site. A few samples or our English resources appear below.

For further information, visit the Tutorial Center located in the Annex (ANX), call 755-6738, or email fhenders@hartnell.edu .
An English conversation group enjoying our holiday potluck
PowerPoint Presentations
Annotations Writing Workshop
Appositives Writing Workshop
Commas (Part 1) Writing Workshop
Commas (Part 2) Writing Workshop
Fragments Writing Workshop
Common Spelling Errors Writing Workshop
Coordinators Writing Workshop
Pronouns Writing Workshop
Proofreading Tips Writing Workshop
Run-ons Writing Workshop
Subordinators Writing Workshop
Subject Verb Agreement Writing Workshop
Verbal Phrases Writing Workshop
Verb Tense Identification Writing Workshop
Verb Tense Consistency Writing Workshop