The Student Tutoring and Resource (STAR) Center provides a welcoming environment that supports and celebrates students with diverse learning preferences, identities, abilities, backgrounds, and lived experiences.

We offer in-person and online tutoring and a variety of academic support services to supercharge learning, such as college success courses, a TRIO Writing Success Project and access to the largest open-access Computer Lab.

STAR Center's Tutoring Services

Students can attend drop-in sessions or schedule an online appointment with a CCSF tutor from the STAR Center in a variety of subjects. Students self-enroll in Canvas' free Learning Assistance Online for more information about tutors, tutors' schedules, how to reserve an appointment or attend a drop-in session.

CCSF Tutors are here to support understanding of course content and learning. The goal of tutoring is to help students learn course material and encourage independence. Instructors expect students to do their own work. Tutors are available to guide students through the learning process and help facilitate a deeper understanding of course content.

Drop-in sessions can run up to 30 minutes at a time and appointments are up to 40 minutes in length. To ensure a fair distribution of tutorial services and encourage independent learning, students are limited to:

  1. One appointment per day, per subject.
  2. Up to three appointments per week, per subject.

Also, students can be limited at the discretion of the Tutorial Coordinator, in the number of times and the amount of time being spent with a tutor each week or each day for two reasons:

  1. There are other students waiting to be seen.
  2. The student is relying too heavily on a tutor to carry them through the class.
  3. The student has missed two consecutive appointments.

If a CCSF tutor is not available, students can access live online tutoring in many academic subjects through NetTutor’s trained tutors. NetTutor tutors are available for live sessions, to answer submitted questions, and to review papers 24 hours a day, any day of the week.

Click on NetTutor in the left navigation of your Canvas course shells to access the service.

STAR-CA is a consortium of peer and professional tutors from participating California community colleges (CCC) who offer tutoring services to students.  Professional tutors from City College are part of this program. CCSF students can meet with tutors from this program. STAR-CA tutoring schedule.

Students can connect with a live tutor and get private, one-on-one tutoring in real time. STAR-CA is entirely web-based. Students will be able to access STAR-CA using their desktop computer, laptop, or mobile device (smartphone/tablet). They do not need to download or install any software.  All tutoring takes place on an intuitive whiteboard interface and is facilitated with course specific tools and functions. 

Click on NetTutor in the left navigation of your Canvas course shells to access the service. Scroll down on the screen and click on "STAR-CA."

Tutoring Schedules by Subjects

Bootcamp #2 WORKSHOP ABOUT SOLVING CHEMISTRY WORD PROBLEMS FOR CHEM 32-CHEM 101A/B

On Friday, January 24, 2025 (in-person) and Saturday, February 1, 2025 (on ZOOM), DC Benn, CCSF STAR Professional Chemistry Tutor, will present for CHEM 32-CHEM 101A/B students a 75–90-minute ZOOM online PowerPoint presentation called “How to Solve Chemistry Word Problems”. It is a workshop about his suggestions on how to solve chemistry word problems in CHEM 32, CHEM 40, and CHEM 101A/B classes for the spring 2025.

The two goals of this presentation are the following:

• Goal #1: Techniques for solving word problems

• Goal #2: Practice these word problem techniques to actual chemistry word problems
 

Schedule:

Class: CHEM 32

Date/Time/Location: Friday, January 24, 2025 10:30 AM-12 PM Rosenberg 207 (In-person)

Class: CHEM 40-101A/B

Date/Time/Location: Friday, January 24, 2025 1 PM-2:30 PM Rosenberg 207 (In-person)

Class: CHEM 32

Date/Time/Location: Saturday, February 1, 2025 1 PM-2:30 PM ZOOM

Class: CHEM 40-101A/B

Date/Time/Location: Saturday, February 1, 2025 2:45 PM-4:15 PM ZOOM

To attend this bootcamp on ZOOM, students will need to register in the CCSF STAR CANVAS Dashboard under “Tutoring” (on the left side of page) or your CCSF chemistry CANVAS dashboard under “Tutoring” (on the left side of page).

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In-person/online ZOOM study sessions for upcoming CHEM 101B Exam #1.

Friday, February 1, 2025 1 PM-2:30 PM at Rosenberg 207 (no RSVP is required)

and

Monday, February 4, 2025 5 PM-6 PM Online (RSVP is required.)  

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To reserve and/or get access to ZOOM online Bootcamps/Exam Study Sessions CCSF STAR Canvas Dashboard:

1.  Open your CANVAS Account.

2.  Click either the STAR or your chemistry CANVAS dashboard course.

3.  Scroll down and click "Tutoring" (on the left side).

4.  Make sure that in main Penji page you are on the "STAR Center Ocean & Mission Campus" window.  If not, click the "STAR Center Ocean & Mission Campus" button below.

5.  Click the "Register for a Bootcamp or Workshop!" button.

6.  Click the bootcamp/study session that you want.

7.  Click the "Join Event" button.

8.  Click "Open Link." (You have made the reservation.  Scroll down on the main Penji page (see step 4) to check to see if the button for that event is shown. )

9.  On the day of that ZOOM online Bootcamp/Exam Study Session, please follow steps 1-4, scroll down and click that ZOOM online Bootcamp/Exam Study Session, and follow step 8.

10.  If you must cancel that ZOOM online Bootcamp/Exam Study Session,  scroll down and click that ZOOM online Bootcamp/Exam Study Session and then click "..." at the top right of the page and then click "Leave Event".  Follow the directions.

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To get access to CCSF STAR Canvas Dashboard:

1.  Open your CANVAS Account

1.  Either on any search engine type "CCSF Tutoring at the STAR Center" or click this link:   Tutoring at STAR Center.

2.  Scroll down and click "Enroll in the STAR Center Canvas" (on the right side).

3.  Follow the directions.

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To find STAR Center Tutoring information:

1.  Either on any search engine type "CCSF Tutoring at the STAR Center" or click this link:   Tutoring at STAR Center.

2.  Scroll down and click "Chemistry Tutoring Schedule".

3.  Scroll down to the Google calendar and move the cursor over the days for tutoring and click to see tutors' availabilities.

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To find online ZOOM information:

1.  Either on any search engine type "CCSF Tutoring at the STAR Center" or click this link:   Tutoring at STAR Center.

2.  Scroll down and click "Chemistry Tutoring Schedule".

3.  Scroll down and see the ZOOM information at the top of this section.

 

If you have any questions/concerns, then email DC Benn dbenn@ccsf.edu.

The STAR Center offer English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring at Ocean and at the Mission STAR.  Please view our calendar to connect with a tutor in-person.