2025-2026 Student Handbook

Services Available for Students


• FREE Academic Enrichment (AE), tutoring, and fTutor.com services.
• The Testing and Tutoring Service is driven by faculty referrals, encouragement, Full Time Equivalency (FTE), student requests, participation, and completion and submission of the Student Referral Card (SRC).
• The SRC is necessary and can be obtained from faculty or the staff in room 147.
• Students must complete the SRC and include (their subject, class schedule, availability, contact information, and instructor's signature).
• Specific instructions are explained regarding how to complete the SRC request. Students are encouraged to return the completed SRC to the Testing and Tutoring Services center.
• Completed and approved SRCs received by the center staff helps students get scheduled to work with a qualified tutor face-to-face or remotely/virtually.
• Notifications are communicated via Gmail, telephone, face-to-face or remotely/virtually.
• Coordinated students study groups.

The Testing and Tutoring Services center strives to assist students and provide AE Tutor.com, and tutoring services to HCC students as it directly relates to academic coursework. Tutoring does not
interfere with class/lab instructional time. Students must attend their scheduled class/lab before attending tutoring sessions. Tutoring is prohibited during class/lab time.

The team works collaboratively and effectively for successful student learning outcomes. The team partners with the Counseling department (CD), Student Support Services (SSS), faculty
and staff as referral resources for students' educational assistance, recruitment, and tutoring services. The Testing and Tutoring Services center uses CD and SSS coordination to provide
activities with peer/professional tutors during tutor orientation. We collaborates with the LRC to furnish study rooms, assists students in many subjects: English, Biology, Computers, History,
Psychology, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Blackboard). The Zoom Text, JAWS program and Dragon Speech Recognition software are available for students with certain documented disabilities. Accommodations for students can be arranged with the HCC Counseling department (see Counselor Center Services).