Tutoring & Learning Center

Hours vary by location.  Please review the information below to select a Tutoring and Learning Center location that best meets your needs. Keep in mind that some tutoring services are limited to a particular location.

Main Campus, C-2010
815-280-2730
815-280-CUBE (2823)

Romeoville Campus, RMA-1039
815-280-7785
815-280-7786

City Center Campus, JCTR-6002
815-280-1301
815-280-1302

Online Tutoring – Smarthinking

iCampus offers free online tutoring to JJC students enrolled in credit-bearing courses. ALL JJC credit courses have a link on their course's menu within Canvas to Smarthinking. The subjects supported are:

• Business
• Computers and Technology
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Reading
• Science
• Spanish
• Writing

Drop-in Session -  Connect with an expert tutor for a live session on demand.

Schedule a Future Session -  Schedule a live session with a tutor in the future. Please note that these appointments must be booked at least 48 hours in advance.

Ask a Question -  If you don't have time for a live session, send a tutor an academic question. Turnaround time for a response is typically within 24 hours.

Writing Center -  Have your writing reviewed by an expert tutor. You can submit a paragraph, essay, or just a question 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Turnaround time for a response is typically within 24 hours.

Smarthinking Support & Additional Resources

If you need help, please contact Smarthinking at http://smarthinking.echelp.org/.

For additional Smarthinking Resources, watch the helpful videos on the Smarthinking website at http://smarthinking.com/student-resources.

• Main Campus: Monday-Thursday 8 AM-6 PM; Friday 8 AM-2 PM
• Romeoville: Tuesday-Thursday 12 PM-8 PM 
• City Center: Tuesday-Thursday 2:30 PM-8 PM
• Call or Email to make an appointment!

The Main Campus TLC provides drop-in math tutoring for all levels of math coursework, including placement testing preparation.  With no appointment necessary, a student can work with peer and professional math tutors.  Students may also receive assistance with the following math software: My Math Lab, My Stats Lab, and Geometer's Sketchpad.

The Main Campus provides open writing tutoring two days a week.

Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Drop-in or just come hang out and work with a tutor nearby to help when you need it.

We're happy to help with any stage of the writing process including: getting started on your paper, formatting in MLA or APA format, writing your thesis statement or general grammar help.

If you are preparing a presentation for a speech course or any other course on campus, a professional speech tutor is available to assist you at the Main Campus TLC with the following:

• Developing presentations
• Drafting outlines
• Conducting research
• Practicing presentation
• Learning PowerPoint
• Recording presentations   

TLC peer and professional English tutors can help students with English and all other courses at JJC with regard to the following:

• Reading comprehension
• Reading Strategies
• Brainstorming ideas
• Developing a thesis
• Organizing ideas for essays and research
• Outlining 
• Revising a draft
• Supporting arguments
• MLA/APA and other formatting
• Integrating quotes
• Using correct documentation
• Creating effective introductions and conclusions
• Identifying  strengths and weaknesses in writing
• Reviewing grammar
• TLC peer and professional English tutors can also provide assistance with writing scholarship essays and college application essays.

The Main Campus and Romeoville Campus TLC locations provide JJC students with access to study aids including accounting books with solution guides, and natural science biology models and flashcards.  TLC's biology models.

The TLC provides in-person and online test preparation assistance for placement testing (Accuplacer, ALEKS), high school equivalency testing (GED, HISET, TASC), and the TEAS. 

Learn More about Test Preparation 

TLC peer and professional tutors administer a variety of academic workshops.  

Upcoming workshops: 

Date and Time 

Time 

Topic 

Best For: 

Location 

• Go to class!
• Make a reasonable effort to complete homework.
• Bring class materials including: textbook, assignments, notes.
• Make lists of questions, issues, or concerns.
• Be ready to actively participate with your tutor.

To provide high quality and consistent service, the TLC requests all patrons abide by these tutoring guidelines.  

• Tutoring is not a substitute for attending class. If a student does not attend class, he/she cannot participate in tutoring.
• TLC tutors will not assist with practice tests or take-home exams.
• Students may only be tutored for classes in which they are currently enrolled.
• Students may only receive one hour of tutoring per week per subject unless otherwise approved by the Tutoring and Learning Center Supervisor.
• If a student is more than 10 minutes late, his/her appointment is automatically cancelled. If a student misses two appointments, Tutoring and Learning Center staff have the right to deny the student future tutoring appointments. The student will then be permitted to use these services on a drop-in basis only.
• Student must provide at least two hours' notice prior to cancelling a session.  Students who chronically cancel sessions may lose schedule privileges for the semester. 
• Children are not allowed in the Tutoring Rooms.
• All tutees must adhere to Student Code of Conduct.

Scheduled and unscheduled events may close the Tutoring and Learning Center.  Please review the links below to learn about these closures and plan your visit accordingly.

Academic Calendar

Winter Weather Info

Elizabeth Bell, Tutoring and Learning Center Supervisor
Office: C-2009
Phone: (815) 280-2855
Email: elbell@jjc.edu

Debbie Kroeger, Tutoring Clerk
Office: C-2012
Phone: (815) 280-CUBE
Email: dkroeger@jjc.edu