Tutoring Information

Professional and Private Services

Solomon College offers tutoring, editing and Chinese translation (but not interpretation) services to both professional (corporate) and private clients.

Please contact our office to set up an appointment for professional or private services. Appointments are conducted at our office location in a private, professional environment. A minimum of twenty-four hours notice is required.

If you are a student requiring help in a specific course, please provide the course name, number and assignment in question when making the appointment.

Professional Services

This service is designed for companies who require large-scale, one-time or ongoing tutoring and/or editing services. We also offer training workshops in language and intercultural issues in the workplace. We can also develop individualized workshops tailored to your company’s specific needs. Please contact our office for more details.

Editing and Proofreading services include:

Grammar & Mechanics
Formatting
Organization
Content/Ideas
In-Person Proofreading
Specific Requests

Deliver documents to be proofread and edited in-person the first time, and via email, Dropbox, or other online methods thereafter. Project completion time depends upon the length of the document. Projects with deadlines should be delivered well in advance to allow ample time for project completion. Please contact our office for further details.

Private Services

This service is designed for individuals who require tutoring or editing services.

1. Writing, Editing, and Proofreading services include:

Preliminary Discussions
Brainstorming and Planning
Essay-Writing Guidance
Grammar & Mechanics
Formatting (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
Organization
Content/Ideas
In-Person Proofreading
Specific Requests

Deliver documents to be proofread and edited in person the first time, and via email, Dropbox or other online methods thereafter. Project completion time depends upon the length of the document. Projects with deadlines should be delivered well in advance to allow ample time for project completion.

2. Academic Tutoring*:

If you are a student and you are having difficulty with a course or an assignment, or you simply want additional help, our Academic Tutoring Services are for you. We tutor students in any subject area and at any level.

Our qualified, experienced, university-graduate tutors are ready and willing to assist you. We will help you prepare for exams, write term papers, complete lab reports, learn how to navigate software programs and statistical concepts, and help you develop study skills.

*Solomon College upholds the highest standards of academic integrity at all times. Tutors will guide and assist students with the writing and editing process but will not compose essays on their behalf.

Our Tutors

Our tutors are both enthusiastic and qualified to teach. All of our tutors have university degrees and excellent academic records in their field of specialization.

Subjects

We have university graduates qualified and willing to tutor in various subjects, most commonly English and Math, but we continually hire tutors in all subject areas. Tutors can help students prepare for exams, write term papers, or do lab reports. They can help students figure out software programs and statistical concepts, or help them develop study skills.

Writing Tutoring

Tutors will help students with essays in any subject area and at any level. They will give assistance at any or every stage of writing, from brainstorming to revising and editing, but they will not write for the student. Tutoring activities include:

Discussing Literature / Information
Organizing and Brainstorming
Essay-Writing Coaching
In-Person Proofreading

Details

Appointments are conducted at our office location in a private, professional environment. Personalized arrangements can also be discussed. Regular tutoring sessions can also be arranged; however, a monthly fee must be paid in advance. All fees are charged at an hourly rate. Contact us for more information about fees.
When contacting us for an appointment, please provide the course name and course number and type of assignment that the student requires help with (if possible). Tutors can also call to discuss complex assignments before the appointment. A minimum of 24 hours notice is required for us to find a tutor.

Fees

Please contact us for information about the fees related to this service.

Refund Policy for Tutoring

Solomon College will refund the learners or their fund provider tutoring fees owing within thirty (30) days upon receiving an official notice of termination, such as through an email or letter. For learners who never attended or have withdrawn/terminated from their studies, please refer to the following information:

100% of the tutoring fees paid for learners who have been accepted, but never attended the training, less an administration/registration fee of $100.
80% of the remaining balance of tutoring fees paid if learner was withdrawn/terminated and an official notice of termination was received 3 weeks in advance.
70% of the remaining balance of tutoring fees paid if learner was withdrawn/terminated and an official notice of termination was received 2 weeks in advance.
60% of the remaining balance of tutoring fees paid if learner was withdrawn/terminated and an official notice of termination was received 1 week in advance.
50% of the remaining balance of tutoring fees paid if learner was withdrawn/terminated and an official notice of termination was received less than 1 week in advance.

Textbooks, classroom materials and parking fees are non-refundable once the training has started.