NOVA Tutors can help with your NOVA courses for FREE!
NOVA’s Tutoring Centers offer services in-person at the campus centers listed on the left side of this page. We also offer virtual tutoring via Zoom.
To request an appointment for tutoring either in-person or via Zoom, click on the link below or login to MyNOVA to access EAB Navigate to schedule one.
The centers also provide walk-in services. If you’re on campus and need some help, drop by the center. We can connect you with a tutor or help you to make an appointment for later.
Request a Tutoring Appointment
Appointment Guidelines
- Students may schedule up to two (2) tutoring appointments per week, per subject. Appointments may be made up to two weeks in advance.
- Appointments for courses must be made using a subject-based service. Appointments made using the "academic skills" function for course-based work will be required to reschedule. (Academic skills appointments are only for non course-based essays or learning study skills.)
- Appointments cannot be scheduled for the same subject back-to-back to ensure equal opportunity to time slots.
- Please be respectful of your tutors' time by arriving on time. Tutors will leave after a 15-minute wait and mark the student as a "no-show".
- If you cannot attend your appointment please cancel by going to the online scheduling system, Navigate, or emailing tutoring@nvcc.edu.
Hours of Operation
NOVA tutoring is available for in-person and virtual appointments, as well as email responses during the hours of:
- Monday - Thursday: - 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
NOVA Tutoring Overview
The benefits of tutoring include:
- Understand lectures and reading material
- Prepare you for tests
- Develop a learning style or good study habits
- Improve attitude toward the subject area
- Provide intensive practice for skills and knowledge
- Improve self-confidence
NOVA tutors help you accomplish your goals of academic success by providing:
- One-on-one tutoring
- Paper review services
- Citation review services
- Subject-specific workshops
- Small group study sessions
- Time management and study skills assistance
- Assessment preparation
- Embedded tutoring
- Academic resources
Scheduling a NOVA Tutoring Appointment
Tutor.com – FREE 24x7 Online Tutoring for many NOVA Courses
You can also access 24x7 live online tutoring from Tutor.com from the link in your Canvas course. Tutor.com is a national service used by many colleges and universities. They have live tutors available for many NOVA courses, and match their tutors to our courses. You can: chat now with a LIVE tutor during Drop in Tutoring; have writing reviewed by a tutor in the Writing Center; meet with a LIVE tutor in the future during a Scheduled Tutoring Session; and more. There is also a mobile app for Tutor.com online tutoring.
When you Access Tutor.com through CANVAS you'll be able to:
- Connect with over 3,000 qualified tutors
- View replays of previous sessions
- Drop off an essay for review and feedback
- Save your favorite tutors and see their schedule of availability
- Access services from your mobile phone or tablet
- Access online tutoring directly from CANVAS.
- Accounting, Economics, and Finance – 4:00 pm – 1:00 am, 7 days a week
- Nursing and Allied Health – 8:00 pm – Midnight, Sunday-Thursday
- All other subjects – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
See How It Works
If you would like to see how Tutor.com works, check out the following links.
Need Help with Tutor.com? Contact studentsupport@tutor.com.
VCCS Courses Currently Aligned with Tutor.com
- Accounting, Economics, and Finance – 4:00 pm – 1:00 am, 7 days a week
- Nursing and Allied Health – 8:00 pm – Midnight, Sunday-Thursday
- All others – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week