Smarthinking is an online tutoring service that Northern Virginia Community College is making available for free to its students enrolled in courses offered through the Extended Learning Institute. Smarthinking provides tutoring in a variety of subjects, some are available 24/7.

• View SMARTHINKING's subject descriptions and times available.
• View the Smarthinking Student Handbook

Getting Started

• For your username enter "NVCC" + the first part (up to the @ symbol) of your VCCS student email address (example "NVCCabc1234")
• For your password enter "NVCC". The first time you log in with this password, click the "About me" tab on your SMARTHINKING homepage and change your password to something that you will remember.
• Enter your login in the boxes below anytime you would like to access a tutor!

With Smarthinking you can find help with the following disciplines:

• Writing
• Reading
• Mathematics
• Science
• Business
• ESL
• Spanish
• Computers and Technology