DUCKS Student Tutors
Student tutors who are called DUCKS (Dynamic Use of Collaborative Knowledge and Skills) assist with all academic majors and work individually with students developing academic and independent study skills. Providing a unique student perspective, the DUCKS student tutors are available to all students by appointment on a one-to-one basis. The DUCKS Tutor Program is certified by the national organization, College Reading and Learning Association, at three levels of Regular, Advanced and Master Tutor. The Academic Resource Center chooses new tutors at the end of each semester. Requirements for student tutors are as follows:
* A 3.0 grade point average
* Twenty hours of completed college level courses
* A faculty recommendation
Students selected receive a Southwest Tennessee Community College Academic Service scholarship, which pays the tutor’s full tuition (in-state only) and also provides for a $100 book allowance for each semester, based on full-time enrollment. Each tutor is required to tutor five hours per week in the Center. This program is currently available only at the Macon Cove Campus.
