Welcome to the MSTRC
Please note: MSTRC drop-in tutoring services start Week 2 on Monday, April 14 . We
will open from Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm in-person in S43 and via Zoom for online tutoring
and Friday from 9am-12:30pm (via online Zoom only).
We offer peer tutoring and workshops to help you succeed in your math and science courses. Scroll down to learn more about our programs and services.
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Dr. Linda Furuto is from Hau‘ula, O‘ahu, and is a Professor of Mathematics Education and Director of the Ethnomathematics Graduate Certificate and M.Ed. Curriculum Studies, Mathematics Education programs at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). Dr. Furuto completed her Ph.D. at UCLA, master’s degree at Harvard University, and bachelor’s degree at BYU. Over the years, Dr. Furuto has been a Visiting Scholar of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo, worked in the Boston Public Schools as a research-practitioner in Harvard University’s Inventing the Future project, taught secondary mathematics and music at the Fiji Technical College, conducted research at the U.S. Dr. Furuto was invited to participate in the 2021 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference keynote panel on "Asian American/Canadian & Pacific Islanders (AACPI) Visibility and Invisibility--Creating Space of Learning and Unlearning in Mathematics" and is a 2023 Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leader. Dr. Furuto is an apprentice navigator and education specialist with the Polynesian Voyaging Society and is part of the current Moananuiākea Voyage of the Pacific.
Spring 2025 Schedule is Hybrid (Both In-Person and Online)
In-Person Peer Tutoring -- 4/14 thru 6/19 in S43
- Monday through Thursday 9am-6pm and
- SSC Peer Services are CLOSED Saturday & Sunday, please use NetTutor
Online Peer Tutoring --4/14 thru 6/20 via Zoom
- Monday through Thursday 9am-6pm
- Friday 9am-12:30pm
- SSC Peer Services are CLOSED Saturday & Sunday, please use NetTutor
Finals Week Peer Tutoring -- 6/23 thru 6/25 in S43
- Monday through Wednesday 10am-5pm
For tutoring outside our open hours, please use our tutoring vendor NetTutor. Learn more about NetTutor Online Tutoring Services!
Our Programs and Services
Tutoring Subjects
- Math
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Engineering
Computer Information Systems Tutoring Info
Services Offered
- Drop-In Tutoring
- Weekly Individual Tutoring
- Group Tutoring
- In-Class Tutoring
- Workshops (back by popular demand!)
- Math Review and Preparation
- Math Modules
- Study Skills
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Questions? Contact Us!
Helen Nguyen, Instructional Support Coordinator
408.864.8681, nguyenhelen@deanza.edu
Derek Mitchler, Instructional Support Coordinator
408.864.8879, mitchlerderek@deanza.edu
Alejandra Rueda, Instructional Support Coordinator
408.864.5310, ruedaguerreroalejandra@deanza.edu
Melissa Aguilar, Student Success Center Co-Director
408.864.5422, aguilarmelissa@deanza.edu
Diana Alves de Lima, Student Success Center Co-Director
408.864.8485, alvesdelimadiana@deanza.edu