Student Learning Center
Need assistance with coursework? We tutor PBSC students online and in person!
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Your Hub for Academic Success
Welcome to the Student Learning Center at Palm Beach State College! We're dedicated to supporting your academic success with tutoring services and resources. Get help with answering a specific homework question, writing an essay or completing a scholarship application. Meet us online or in person at our five campus locations.
Online Hours
Every Day: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
In-Person Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Belle Glade only: 9 a.m. - noon)
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
Make a Tutoring Appointment
Please use EAB Navigate to schedule an appointment at the Student Learning Center. Students registered with the Center for Student Accessibility may call 561-862-4485 to book an appointment.
Types of Services
Our team offers a range of individual and small-group services for PBSC students.
General Support
- Paper Drop: receive written feedback from a tutor on a near-final draft without a live meeting. For support with brainstorming or early revisions, schedule a session with a writing tutor.
- Presentation assistance: receive guidance with planning, developing visuals and delivering powerful speeches.
- Skill-building for scholarship essays, resumes & more: improve your writing and self-promotion skills.
- Study Buddies: join or start a peer-run group and gather in one of our meeting spaces.
- Individual tutoring: access one-on-one tutoring for all subjects we support.
Specialized Support
- Study Sessions: group study led by a tutor for students in targeted courses.
- Specialty Science Labs: hands-on support with models for courses like anatomy and biology.
- HESI Study Group: support for pre-nursing and health sciences students studying for the HESI exam.
- Math Athletic Tutoring: academic support tailored to student athletes.
- In-class orientation sessions: video and live presentations about SLC services for any class.
- College Readiness: structured lab support for students in ENC0052, ENC0017 and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.
- Panther Academic Learning Support (PALS): supplemental group support facilitated by a PALS leader in collaboration with faculty. Learn more about PALS.
Subjects We Support
Close AllAccounting/Finance
Tutoring Courses
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- QuickBooks
- Bookkeeping
- Computerized Bookkeeping
- Business
- MathFed.
- Income Tax
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
Computer Programming
Tutoring Courses
- Microcomputer Applications
- Intro to Programming
- Intro to Programming C
- Programming C++
- Intro to Database
- Programming in Java
- Windows Server
- Windows Network Infrastructure
- Network Technology
- General Computer Assistance
Other Resources
Math
Tutoring Courses
- Dev. Alg.
- Adv. Dev. Alg.
- Inter. Alg
- College Alg
- Precalculus
- Liberal Arts
- Finite Math
- Statistics
- Trigonometry
- Survey of Calculus
- Calculus 1
- Calculus 2
- Calculus 3
- Diff. Equats.
- Applied Physics
- Physics 1
- Physics 2
- General Physics
- Astronomy
- Quantitative Reasoning
Online Resources
Diagnostic Math Tests
The skills assessments found here are designed to serve as a refresher for students before they take a math class.
- MAT 0056 - Advanced Developmental Algebra
- MAT 1033 - Intermediate Algebra
- MAC 1105 - College Algebra
Developmental Math
MAT0022 Homework & Lab Activity Sheets
MAT0056 Homework & Lab Activity Sheets
MAT0022 Section 1 - 11 Videos (Professor Tricia Lynn)
MAT0022/MAT1033C YouTube Lessons (Professor Tricia Lynn)
Statistics/Probability
Statistics Video
- Chi Square Distribution
- Finding Mean and Standard Deviation
- Finding Mean and Standard Deviation of Frequency Distribution
- Normal Distribution And How To Find The Probability #1
- Normal Distribution And How To Find The Probability #2
- Normal Distribution And How To Find The Probability #3
Probability Videos
- Probability of Birthday Not in May
- Probability of Disjoint Events
- Probability of Boy or Girl
- What Values Are Not Probability
Handouts
- Statistics Handouts for Graphing Calculator
- Basic Statistics using Excel
- Hypothesis Test Statistics and Confidence Intervals
- SALT Software Reference
- Stat Crunch Software Reference
Factoring Videos
- Factoring Trinomials - Employing the GCF
- Factoring Trinomials - Employing the AC Method
- Factoring Trinomials - Full Length SeminarFactoring Trinomials - Basic
Handouts
- Hypothesis Test and Confidence Intervals for the Graphing Calculator
- Calculus 2 Test Signatures for Convergence and Divergence of Series
English for Academic Purposes & College Readiness
Tutoring Courses
- College Readiness (ENC0052, ENC0017 and REA0056)
- English for Academic Purposes (all EAP courses)
Online Resources
Science
Tutoring Courses
- A&P 1
- A&P 2
- Concepts in Bio
- Bio 1
- Bio 2
- Chem Intro
- Principles of Chem
- Chem 1
- Chem 2
- Org Chem 1
- Org Chem 2
Online Resources
Writing & Speech
Tutoring Courses
- Comp 1
- Comp 2
- SPC1017
- Business Writing
- Writing Courses
- Spanish 1
- Spanish 2
- EAP Lab Assignments
- The Writing Process
Online Resources
Writing
- On-Demand English & Writing Workshops
- Purdue OWL: MLA & APA Resources
- Colon Use
- Comma Splices
- Conducting Academic Research
- Prepositions
- How to Discuss Literature
- Writing about Poetry
- Thesis Statements: Expressing Point-of-View
Research & Documentation
Other
Don’t see your subject or course listed? Contact us. We may still be able to help!
Panther Academic Learning Support (PALS)
The Panther Academic Learning Support (PALS) program is a group tutoring program for select classes, where you and your classmates can get help on your assignments.
Our research shows that students who attended three or more PALS sessions were 37% more likely to pass their classes, and 87% of students say PALS improves their scores!
Contact Us
Find staff contact information for SLC in our Department Directory.
Main Phone 561-862-4485
Email SLC@pbsc.edu