About Tutoring

Tutoring at Diablo Valley College is available free of charge to all DVC students who seek help or are referred by an instructor. Tutoring instructional assistance in various academic subjects is provided by trained peer tutors and by instructional assistants. Our goal is to ensure that students enrolled at Diablo Valley College receive the academic support they need to succeed in their classes.

DVC Tutoring Centers and Academic Support

Pleasant Hill Campus

Tutoring Center Location Hours
Accounting Lab BFL 107/109
Days Times
Monday-Thursday 8 am-7pm
Friday 10 am-2 pm
Astronomy Tutoring SC 701

See lab for schedule
Biology/BHS Division Tutoring LHS 116
Days Times
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 6 pm
Chemistry Tutoring PS 110
Days Times
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 7 pm
Friday 9 am-11:00 am
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DSS Tutoring (Math, Reading, Writing, and Study Skills) SSC 250
Writing and Study Skills
Days Times
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 2 pm
Math related tutoring
Days Times
Monday-Thursday 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Economics Tutoring BFL 108
Days Times
Monday 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesday 2:30 pm - 4:40 pm
Thursday 9:30 am - 11:00 am
English Tutoring LC 105
Days Times
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
EOPS Tutoring SSC 127

 See EOPS for individual schedule and tutoring request form.
Foreign Language Tutoring BFL 211

See lab for schedule.

Geography

 ATC 112
Days Times
Tuesday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Geology Tutoring PS 110 See lab for schedule.

Math Lab

 LC 200
Days Times
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:20 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 12:50 pm

See lab for drop-in, group tutoring, and individual tutoring schedule.
MESA Tutoring

PUMA Center

See MESA coordinator for tutoring and SI schedule.
Online Tutoring (most subjects) Access through Canvas

Evenings after 5, 24-7 Saturdays and Sundays; Q and A and paper-drop off at all times.
Physics Tutoring PS 110
Days Times
Monday - Wednesday 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Puente Tutoring PUMA Center

See Puente coordinator for tutoring schedule.
Speech Tutoring PAC 101
Days Times
Monday - Thursday 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Student Athlete Success Program

Kinesiology Division office;

L-148
Days Times
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Monday - Friday 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

 
STEM Supplemental Instruction Click link for schedule
Days Times
Fridays 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

See schedule for specific study group session times.
Umoja Tutoring PUMA Center

See UMOJA Coordinator for tutoring and study group schedule.
Veterans Tutoring SVRC

See Student Veterans Resource Center for hours and services.

DVC Tutoring Centers and Academic Support

San Ramon Campus

Tutoring Center Location Hours

SRC: Math Tutoring

 E 181 Monday-Thursday 9 am-6 pm
SRC: Science Tutoring

E 181

 Monday-Thursday 9 am-6 pm

SRC: Reading and Writing

 E 164 Reading and Writing Center

Monday-Thursday 10 am-6 pm

Tutoring is offered by appointment at the English Tutoring Lab and on a drop-in basis at the others listed above. Some labs offer both one-on-one and group tutoring. Computer lab locations and hours

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