Gladhill Learning Commons FAQ

FCC offers free tutoring for current students.

Meet with an FCC Online Academic Coach/Tutor

Current FCC students can schedule an appointment with a friendly FCC learning assistant/tutor or academic coach for free, personalized help with their courses. Sessions are conducted by appointment, over Zoom. Our team specializes in helping first year students succeed and thrive:

• Improve essential reading/writing, math, science, business, and study skills
• Make a study plan to tackle assignments and projects 
• Build confidence
• Practice beginning ASL or Spanish

Current students can schedule 1 online tutoring session per course, per calendar day.  No same day appointments.

To make an appointment with an FCC Tutor:  

• Click the "Online Tutoring" button in your course's Blackboard and choose the green FCC option on the left.

      OR

• Click on the "Tutoring" Tab in your Blackboard,
• Choose "Login to Online Tutoring"
• Choose the green FCC option on the left

There you will be able to choose your subject, choose a tutor, and pick a day and time that works for you. 

Can’t find FCC tutoring to fit your schedule?

ThinkingStorm^® Online Tutoring via Blackboard: Current students are allotted 15 total hours of tutoring per semester. This national company conducts sessions over chat on-demand 24/7, or by appointment, depending on the subject.  To get connected, sign into Blackboard and click on the "Tutoring" tab at the top, right-hand side of Blackboard. You can also access ThinkingStorm through the "Online Tutoring" link in the "Tools" menu on the left-hand side of the "My Courses" page.

 https://guides.frederick.edu/tutoring/