The Learning Center at Purchase College assists students in learning, developing academic skills, and attaining academic success.
ThinkingStorm (24/7 Online Tutoring)
Students have access to virtual professional tutors online 24/7.
Students can make appointments by accessing ThinkingStorm Tutoring Services in their Brightspace course.
ThinkingStorm is an online tutoring platform utilized by many colleges. It provides 24/7 access to professional tutors online for many subject areas from STEM, to Economics, and Writing in all disciplines
Our Purchase Student Tutors are not available during finals. Online tutoring, including writing, is available through ThinkingStorm. ThinkingStorm is accessed through your Brightspace course.
ThinkingStorm is available to all students via Purchase Brightspace. Log in and go to the Navbar to locate the link.
Learning Center Tutoring
The Learning Center offers a comprehensive system of support during the fall and spring academic terms, ranging from help in a specific course to detailed instruction in writing and study skills. The primary modes of support are peer-based individual and group tutoring.
Students may schedule a maximum of one 45-minute appointment per day and up to three 45-minute appointments per week, in any combination of in-person or virtual sessions and Online Writing Lab (OWL) submissions. OWLs allow students to email a written assignment to a tutor who will return your paper with written feedback asynchronously.
Peer Tutors
There are 19 Purchase College Peer Tutors in the Learning Center available for virtual or in-person appointments. Our tutors all all trained to provide support for writing, time-management and a variety of subject-specific areas.
Anthropology
Art History
Art + Design Foundations
Business
Cinema and Television Studies
College Writing
Communication
Contemplative Studies
Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction
ESL
History
Journalism
Literature
Media Studies
Music History
Music Theory
Psychology
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Political Science
Spanish
Theatre and Performance
Time Management and Study Skills
Writing in any subject
And more by request!
Thesis Statements
Outlines
Content Development
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Citation Styles
Paraphrasing
Revisions
Students may submit an essay or research paper and receive written feedback from a tutor within two business days. Visit the Online Writing Lab to learn more.
Senior Project and Senior Capstone are invaluable culminating experiences for Purchase students, but sometimes it is difficult getting started and staying on track with these independent projects.
Einstein Corner Tutoring
The Einstein Corner, located in the Natural Science Building, Room 3046, offers tutoring in science and mathematics.
Natural Science Peer Tutors
Tutors undergo a rigorous review and training process to ensure that they are qualified.
Biology 1
Computer Science 1 & 2
Chemistry 1
Organic Chemistry
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Precalculus, Calculus 1, 2, & 3
Intro to Psychology
Childhood Development
Developmental Psychology
Research Methods 1 & 2
The Pareto Improvement Unit (Economics Tutoring)
The Pareto Improvement Unit provides students with free tutoring assistance in economics. The Economics Faculty handpicks tutors at the beginning of every semester. The PImU is intended to provide students taking economics courses with additional and alternative instruction, tutoring, and mentoring.
The Pareto Improvement Unit is located in room 1018 of the Social Sciences Building, where students can also consult copies of the textbooks used in different economics courses. No appointments are required. Feel free to meet with the tutors in person or to contact them by email. Get more information on tutoring in economics.
Online Resources and Handouts
The Learning Center webpage as an array of excellent guides and handouts that are available for faculty to use and share with their students. These include:
