Business Education Center (BEC)

Welcome

The Student Learning Centers are online and in person to support you in all of your academics. We care about your success during this challenging quarter! The Business Education Center (BEC) is a business-course oriented tutoring program that offers drop-in and appointment tutoring for accounting, statistics, business, business math, computer user, economics, and IT courses.

Join us for the Student Learning Centers Open House!

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome!

Stop by any and all of the learning centers. Have a snack, meet our staff, and learn what we offer.

Writing & Tutoring Center
Bldg. 7, upstairs
Business Education Center
Bldg. 16, Rm. 308
Science, Engineering & Math Tutoring Center
Bldg 19, Rm. 22
Course-Based Learning Assistance
Bldg. 19, Rm. 27

Take charge of your learning at the BEC

In-Person Tutoring
  • Drop-in and appointment tutoring for accounting, business, business math, computer user, economics, and IT courses
    • Note: Since each tutor is not able to tutor all of the above courses please call before stopping by to make sure we have a tutor available for your specific subject.
  • Open study Spaces
  • Computers available

Location: Building 16, Room 308

Fall Quarter Hours:  Monday through Thursday from 10:00am to 6:00pm

ETUTORING

Available support in eTutoring for Statistics, Accounting, Economics, and Microsoft Office.

Start here by clicking on Tutoring Support at TCC

  • Self-enroll (only first time)
  • Open course (which will be added to your Canvas courses)
  • Click "Access other online tutoring options: eTutoring"

OR  . . .  Access it through the Portal (go to the top of your Portal Page and hover over the box icon, then select “All Applications” then scroll down to “eTutoring”).

The Canvas site offers more . . . 

  • Handouts and Resources! 
  • Our Staff
  • Access to other SLC programs!

Contact Information

Christine Cerny ccerny@tacomacc.edu
Shannon Pressley spressley@tacomacc.edu
Visit us on campus in Building 16, Room 308

Get paid to help your fellow students

Tutoring is a paid position with a time commitment of 5-12 hours per week. Qualified applicants will have a desire to facilitate the learning of their fellow students, a GPA of 3.0 or higher, a strong recommendation from an instructor in the discipline they are supporting, and previous completion of the course they support with a 3.0 or better.

To apply, visit Careers at TCC and select the job title Tutor, Dedicated Tutor, and Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader – Pool.