English Support Options
If you think that you will need to access support at LPC so that you can reach your full potential, please make room in your schedule to take advantage of the following resources:
Option 1: Your Instructor
A great place to start if you need help is to contact your instructor. All full-time and many part-time instructors have weekly office hours, and their syllabi will tell you when they are and how to contact your instructor to make alternate arrangements if you cannot meet during those times.
Option 2: English Center Support
Online Tutoring Support Fall 2026:
The English Center is rolling out a new program for Online Support of our asynchronous Engl C1000 students! No more struggling alone at home or out at your local coffee shop. If you're an early riser, check out our Drop-in morning sessions. If you get rolling later in the day, check out the afternoon appointment spots. If none of these times work for you, be sure to reach out by email for some alternatives. Our Senior Instructional Assistant, Noël Fagerhaugh, has flexible times in her day! For students also on campus, find her in building 2100, in the English Center office RM 21108. nfagerhaugh@laspositascollege.edu
Click HERE for Zoom Drop-in Tutoring & Appointment info!
In-person support:
English C1000 support can be accessed at the drop-in English Center in 21112 in the 2100 building, where you’ll be supported by English instructors, English Center instructional assistants, RAW Center tutors, and peer tutors. The English Center has workspace, computers, and a variety of online and physical resources to help you succeed in English C1000 and beyond.
Option 3: RAW (Reading and Writing) Center
Located in RM 21215E inside the Tutorial Center
The RAW Center is a drop-in tutoring service (no appointments) staffed by LPC English faculty. They can help with reading and writing assignments for any class. It offers FREE face-to-face, synchronous online, or paper drop-off service. See https://www.laspositascollege.edu/raw for the schedule and link to our tutoring and paper drop-off platform.
The RAW Center is open seven days a week: Online or live, in-person help is available for at least one hour but often four hours per day, depending on the day. The in-person help is either in 21253, the library, the BCRC, or the Veterans Center, depending on the day and time. You can also access the RAW Center online/paper drop-off via the Penji app. To get there, download the app, visit the RAW website, or click on “LPC Tutoring/RAW” from any of your Canvas courses.
RAW Highlights:
- free, 20-minute, drop-in tutoring with LPC English or ESL faculty
- help on reading and reading strategies for any class
- help on any stage of the writing process for any class
Option 4: Tutoring Center
If your instructor recommends that you see a tutor on a weekly basis and it is at all possible, please follow through on this recommendation. You can also request a tutor on your own, whether weekly or on a drop-in basis. Tutoring at LPC is FREE. The Tutoring Center is in 21215. You may get both scheduled and drop-in tutoring. For more information, go to www.laspositascollege.edu/tutorialcenter.
Option 5: ESL & Community Education
Las Positas College has a comprehensive ESL Program which includes six levels of instruction: two semesters of beginning, two semesters of intermediate and two semesters of advanced courses. The program focuses on academic language skills: reading, writing, grammar, and oral communication.
Option 6: Study Group
Sometimes having a group of classmates to study and/or read with can be another great support system to help you succeed. You can introduce yourself to other students in class, ask your instructor for help in setting up a study group, or use Canvas to contact other students through email or the Discussions forum. The English Center in RM 21112 and 21110, the library and the Tutoring Center are all great places to study!