NCCC Academic Help Services

 
Learning Assistance Centers: Tutoring, Testing, and Academic Coaching
 
 
 
 
We Love Helping Students!

Services: We offer tutoring, academic coaching, and testing services to current NCCC students. In-person and remote tutoring & coaching sessions are available.

The Learning Assistance Centers provide academic support for students on all three of our campuses, Malone, Ticonderoga, and Saranac Lake, and for our online students. We encourage you to visit the LAC and to take advantage of our testing services, one on one tutoring, study groups led by tutors, research and writing support, or workshops on strengthening study skills. We have both professional tutors and peer tutors. Your success is important to us!

Saranac Lake LAC Location:
McCormick Hall, Room C-12 
 
Saranac Lake LAC: 
Mondays - Thursdays:  8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Email Test Reservation Requests To Lisa Williams
or stop by the LAC.
Malone LAC Location: 
Ballard Mill, Room 303 
 
Malone LAC Hours: 
Mondays - Thursdays: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 
Fridays: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Email Testing Requests to Renee Poirier

 

To request remote or in-person help from our NCCC tutors, click on the green “Request Help” link below, fill out and submit the help form. Someone will be in touch with you shortly. Faculty can also use the same form to request help for a student.

Click here to request a tutoring session --   Request Help 


NEW!- Online Evening Tutoring

Through STAR-NY

 
How to Access STAR-NY Evening Tutoring 
 
Sunday through Thursday, 7 pm to Midnight (Login until 11:30 pm)
 
You do not need an appointment to use STAR-NY tutoring services and it is free to all NCCC students. 
 
To access STAR-NY online evening tutoring:
1. Click on the STAR-NY Tutoring Link https://www.starny.org/tutoring_schedule
2. Click on the Request a Tutor button
3. Log In with your NCCC username and password between 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
4. Fill out the tutor request form
5. When you reach the Dashboard page, follow the prompts 
 
STAR-NY Evening Online Tutoring Services -Available Subjects and Times
 
To access tutoring, click the Request a Tutor button below, fill out the tutor request form, and click Submit. You’re on your way to live, one-on-one tutoring!
 

Available Subjects and Times

Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 pm until 12:00 am (*log-in until 11:30 pm)
 
Click on the link below to get started! *Remember, tutoring begins at 7:00 pm. 
 
  • Writing Any course through Masters level (except foreign language)
  • Math Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calc I, & Intro to Statistics
  • Chemistry (Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) *Thursdays with Sarah Shoemaker-NCCC Science Professor 
  • Biology and A&P (Sundays and Thursdays only)
  • Economics Macro, and Micro
  • Computer Science Introductory level
  • Nursing 
  • Nursing Math Inc. drug measures; med labels/syringe calibrations; dosage, IV, and pediatric calculations
  • Accounting Any course below the 400 level
  • Psychology 

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The Learning Assistance Center provides academic support for students on all three of our campuses, Malone, Ticonderoga and Saranac Lake. We encourage you to visit the LAC and to take advantage of our testing services, one on one tutoring, study groups led by tutors, research and writing support, or workshops on strengthening study skills. We have both professional tutors and peer tutors available Monday through Friday. Stop by the LAC on your campus or email us if you are enrolled in one of our online programs. Your success is important to us! 

Our Learning Assistance Centers provide support in the form of:  

  • Accommodative services
  • Quiet testing room 
  • Individual tutoring sessions 
  • Academic coaching 
  • Study groups
  • Placement testing-Accuplacer 
  • Brightspace help 
  • NCCC Saints e-Hub and Outlook email help 
  • MLA and APA citation 
  • Assistance with all stages of the writing process
  • Research assistance and NCCC Library database use 
  • Workshops on study-skills, time management, organization, and test-taking skills
  • Resume writing 
  • Textbooks -*some titles available 
  • Quiet study spaces
  • Student computer area