Birds of a Feather: TCTC Learning Commons and Clemson Libraries for Bridge Students: Academic Support
Personalized Tutoring at TCTC
At TCTC, the Learning Commons is the primary venue for tutoring and academic support. Our professional, CRLA-certified tutors often have considerable experience and advanced degrees in their disciplines – in other words, they have chops – and they’ll work one-on-one with you to help you get better at math, at writing, or subject areas from Bio to Spanish. Our writing-specific tutors can assist at every level of the writing process, from first to final draft, and they can help you think strategically and intentionally about your writing, so you can communicate your ideas and insights most effectively.
Academic Coaching & Learning Strategies
In the Learning Commons, we keep careful track of the latest developments in the learning sciences – how our brains actually function to encode, retain, and retrieve knowledge and information – and we leverage those findings to help you get the most out of your studies. Our Learning Strategist can work directly with you on study strategies, time management techniques, and other learning skills that are supported by cognitive science and can help you maximize the return on your study investment.
Academic Support - Clemson Libraries
Find out more information about our partners. Some partners are located within Cooper Library and some have satellite services during certain times/days during normal operations.
- Academic Success CenterThe ASC is located behind Cooper Library. However, some tutoring services are located on the 2nd floor.
- CCITLocated on the 2nd floor of Cooper Library. They also have online chat services available for quick help.
- CCIT Reservation SystemUse the following link to make a reservation for laptop support in person.
- Geospatial CenterLocated on the 4th floor of Cooper Library. Read more about their services available.
- Michelin Career CenterThe Career Center can be found in Cooper Library at various times and days during the semester. Check out the link to learn about their services.
- Writing CenterDuring normal operations, the Writing Center has a satellite space located in the Cooper Learning Commons on the 4th floor. Check their website for updates to virtual services.
Learning Strategies from Academic Success Center
- Success Strategy WorksheetsDownload these tips on study skills (mind mapping, note-taking, etc.), organization and time management, and test preparation.
- Success Strategy WorkshopsRegister for Success Strategy Workshops here!
- Academic Success Center VideosLearn more about the ASC, view workshops, and some popular tutorials.
Supplemental Instruction
If you’re taking one of those courses -- notoriously difficult, but immensely rewarding when you make it through – you might want to consider Supplemental Instruction (SI). SI is like having a peer coach for the course, someone who has already taken the course, done well, and, now, wants to help you succeed, too. SI instructors ride along with the course and meet with small groups of students on a regular basis to review concepts, practice problems, prep for examines – all the stuff you might do on your own, but, in this case, get to do alongside someone who knows the drill.
SI sessions take place on both TCTC’s Pendleton Campus and in the Lightsey Bridge Commons on Clemson’s Campus. SI courses typically include…
- Accounting 101
- Biology 101, 102, 113, & 114
- Chemistry 110 & 111
- Math 111, 120, 130, 137, 138, 140, 141, & 230
- Physics 221