About

The Columbia University Tutoring and Learning Center provides tutoring for high school students that complements and supports the education they receive in the classroom. Our tutors and staff partner with teachers to empower students, support their academic and career goals, and give them tools to overcome obstacles to achieving those goals. The program is offered at no cost to participating schools, students, or their families.

  • Provide face-to-face and online tutoring of the highest quality in math and writing to high school students in public schools in the Harlem neighborhood.
  • Provide access to technology that will enhance the tutoring program and provide opportunities for self-guided learning.
  • Create a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive community that fosters academic achievement and intellectual development for both high school students and tutors.
  • Partner with teachers to ensure that our services complement and support education in the classroom.
  • Train our tutors and provide ongoing supervision and mentoring so that they can become excellent teachers and role-models.
  • Evaluate our program rigorously so as to improve our services as quickly and effectively as possible.

The Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, & Engineering is a public, sixth through twelfth grade school that opened in the fall of 2007. A partnership between the New York City Department of Education, the community, and Columbia University, CSS-MSE serves academically talented students who have an interest in a rigorous and demanding program focusing on math, science, and engineering. The school reached its full enrollment of close to 700 students during the 2013-2014 school year and graduated its first class of seniors in June, 2014.

Our technology partners provide services and products that help us deliver a rich educational experience to our tutored students. All services and products are provided at no charge to participating schools and students.

Mathspace is an adaptive math program that provides students with guided feedback as they solve problems.

Mentored.com is an education technology company that offers live 1:1 tutoring via their online platform. They created the myTLC app specifically for the Tutoring and Learning Center.

Mobile Beacon is a nonprofit dedicated to providing affordable, mobile, high-speed Internet access to other nonprofits so they can better carry out their missions.

Columbia Affiliations
Columbia University
Barnard College