The Learning Strategies Center/Library Learning Commons is the hub of academic support on campus. Services offered through the Learning Strategies Center/Library Learning Commons support all phases of the learning process:
- Reference librarians provide assistance with research on class assignments and other scholarly endeavors.
- Tutors offer one-on-one sessions and lead workshops covering some of the most challenging class material.
- An area is set aside as a knife skills and piping practice area with peer tutors standing by to offer guidance as needed.
- A testing area provides a comfortable, quiet space for students who require accommodation or need to take a make-up test.
- The Zen Den provides a safe space for students to relax and decompress. The Zen Den includes self-led activities such as fidget toys, coloring books, puzzles, comfortable furniture, independent study materials and more.
Assistance with academic areas may take the form of peer tutoring, supplemental practice materials, content workshops, and study strategies. The LSC/LLC also assists students with basic skills such as knife cuts and piping-all services can be offered on campus or virtually.
Tutoring
Tutoring services are open to all CIA students. In addition to one-on-one tutoring, the tutoring center offers a number of workshops designed to support students in some of the more challenging classes. Online tutoring is also available for all students.