The Academic Support Center, MWCC is committed to the academic success of every student. The Academic Support Center, located in rooms 116 and 115, provides free tutorial and other services to students seeking assistance with their coursework. Math and writing tutoring is available on a drop-in basis; other subjects require appointments. The center also offers computers with Internet access for academic research; word processing; self-paced instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics; and supplemental instruction. The center is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call (978) 630-9333 for information about drop-in math and writing tutoring hours. Math and writing tutoring is also available at our satellite campuses by appointment only. Please check the center for the summer schedule.
- The center will match students with qualified tutors in most academic subjects for one-to-one tutoring or small weekly study groups.
- The Writing Center helps students learn and apply the basic principles of effective composition as well as master revising and editing skills for writing projects in all classes.
- The Math Lab provides tutoring in mathematics from arithmetic to calculus and statistics as well as assistance with the mathematics concepts in courses in the natural and social sciences and business.
- Accommodations are provided for students with documented disabilities who require a lower-distraction room, extended time for tests, tape recorders for classroom use, note taker assistance, and scribe service.
- The Adaptive Lab, located in the lower level of the library, provides accommodations for students with documented disabilities such as texts on tape, conversion of texts and classroom materials to Braille or large print, and specialized equipment for audio texts. The adaptive lab specialist will assist students with the use of adaptive equipment and provide ongoing instruction in the use of adaptive technology.
- eTutoring is available to all registered MWCC students at all campuses seven days a week. Professional tutors provide online tutoring in math, writing, accounting, statistics, biology, chemistry, and anatomy & physiology. Students can access their accounts by using their Blackboard/email username and password. For tutoring assistance, go to www.eTutoring.org.