About Tutors
If you are curious about becoming a Mesa Writing Center Tutor, we should start by explaining who tutors here and what a writing tutor does. The simplest way put it is to repeat our unofficial motto: if you are a good writer, you should be working here; if you are struggling with your writing, we should be working for you. The people who work here are a diverse group of individuals who share an interest in writing, a desire to help students learn how to improve their writing, and an ability to effectively blend the interest and the desire into a successful tutorial.
If you are interested, please stop by Room I-207(M) to pick up an application. A writing sample of your work must accompany the returned application. It should be recently written for a Mesa College course, be graded, and have the instructor's marks on it. A Mesa instructor familiar with the applicant's writing and ability to work well with classmates should email a recommendation to the Tutoring Center prior to application submission for consideration. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make this arrangement.
Tutors who do not have prior experience will receive structured training prior to working with students. Tutors seldom work here for the money. The hourly rate is $9.00 with the potential to advance to $10.00 after satisfactory evaluations. Many of our tutors are students who enjoy tutoring and appreciate being able to work around their class schedule. Tutoring is often a personally rewarding experience for both tutor and tutee.