The Learning Center at Purchase College assists students in learning, developing academic skills, and attaining academic success.
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.
Walk-in Hours for Fall 2025 in Library 0009
Want to plan ahead? Book an online or in-person appointment in Starfish
All tutors are trained to help with writing, time-management, and study skills as well as the subjects listed below:
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Monday (12pm-4pm) |
Tuesday (11am-2pm) |
Wednesday (10am-3:30pm) |
Thursday (12pm-4pm) |
Friday (9am-4pm) |
| Art History | Chaya: 10am-12pm | ||||
| Arts Management | Billy: 11am-12pm |
Billy: 11am-12pm Marin: 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Chaya: 10am-12pm Marin: 12:30pm-2:00pm |
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| Cinema and Television Studies | Mia: 11am-12pm | Mia: 11am-12pm | |||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| *Economics | Billy: 11am-12pm | Billy: 11am-12pm | |||
| Education Studies | Billy: 11am-12pm | Billy: 11am-12pm | |||
| English and Global Literatures |
Carter: 10am-1pm Rowan: 1pm-3pm |
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| History | Percy: 11am-12pm | Carter: 10am-1pm | Percy: 11am-12pm | ||
| Italian | Aidan: 10am-12pm | ||||
| Journalism | Kaelin: 2:30pm-4:00pm | Ella: 1pm-3pm |
Marin: 12:30pm-2:30pm Kaelin: 2:30pm-4:00pm |
Marin: 12:30pm-2:00pm | |
| Music |
Alba: 12pm-2pm Tadg: 12pm-4pm Hudson: 2pm-4pm |
Aidan: 10am-12pm Marley: 12pm-2pm |
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| Philosophy | Tadg: 12pm-4pm | ||||
| Photography | Ella: 1pm-3pm | ||||
| Playwriting/ Screenwriting | Langston 1pm-3pm | ||||
| Political Science | Syd: 12:30pm-3:30pm | ||||
| Psychology | Marley: 12pm-2pm | Syd: 12:30pm-3:30pm | |||
| Theatre and Performance | Kaelin: 2:30pm-4:00pm |
Maeve: 12pm-3pm Rowan: 1pm-3pm |
Kaelin: 2:30pm-4:00pm | Audrey: 9am-11am |
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| Sociology | Maeve: 12pm-3pm | ||||
| Spanish | Alba: 12pm-2pm | ||||
| Writing (all areas) | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors |
*The Pareto Unit in Social Sciences 1018 also offers Economics tutoring—walk-ins welcomed!
ThinkingStorm (24/7 Online Tutoring)
Purchase students have access to virtual professional tutors online 24/7 via ThinkingStorm.
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, and offers support for some classes in Spanish.
Please note that the Einstein Corner Tutors are not available during summer session or during final exams, so please consider utilizing ThinkingStorm during this time.
Students can make an appointment by accessing ThinkingStorm tutoring services in the Navbar at the top of their Purchase Brightspace page.
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.
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.