Professional Development

Since its launch this past summer, the Roanoke Higher Education Center’s (RHEC) Student Success Center has become a sought-after tutoring resource for students at their member institutions. Now, students outside of the RHEC can also take advantage of these services. The Student Success Center is currently available to 5th through 12th graders, as well as to adult learners throughout the Roanoke Valley.

“I am excited about opening up our services to the community and being able to help students with their academics,” said Dr. Kimberly Mattson, Student Success Center Coordinator.

“There is no doubt that the pandemic has brought disruptions to student learning,” Mattson continued. “Tutoring at the Student Success Center will help those who need academic strengthening to get back up to speed—an important service, as students may continue to feel the impacts of Covid for some time.”

Highly trained tutors offer subject-specific help in reading, writing, and math. Both in-person and online services are available. Tutoring in math, in particular, has been in demand since the Center opened.

In addition, the Center’s regular services continue to be offered to current students affiliated with RHEC. The tutoring program provides course-specific and topic-based tutoring, with a focus on math and science. The Writing Center works with students to strengthen their writing skills for classes as well as polishing business-related items such as resumes and cover letters.

The Center also offers help with improving study skills. Mattson regularly works with individuals and classes on academic-related subjects and also non-course related topics such as developing effective notetaking and time management skills, managing test anxiety and stressors, and maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Student Success Center services are free for students of the RHEC educational member organizations and are available to members of the public for a small fee. The Center is open Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Tutoring is also available in the evenings and on Saturdays by appointment.

For more information or to request a tutor, please call (540) 767-6014, email rhecstudentsuccess@education.edu, or visit www.education.edu.

By The Roanoke Higher Education Center

The Student Success Center provides coursespecific and topic-based tutoring in addition to help in reading, writing, math.