The Academic Success Coaching program offers a holistic view of student success and academic intervention. The Academic Success Coach is a model for effective organization, time management, study skills, and executive functioning. ASCs are also responsible for imparting a feeling of ownership and a sense of agency over one’s academic journey so that the client is better equipped to navigate their university experience. The Academic Success Coaching program is positioned in a way that can bring all of the components of the Academic Resource Center together in a comprehensive way.

While Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction focus on content-specific obstacles, and how best to navigate them, the Academic Success Coach is there to help the student identify the obstacles in the first place. The role complements yet differs from their Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction counterparts in that it offers a more wrap-around support system for students focusing on the determination and solutions to academic obstacles. 

Appointments are available in person or virtually. With questions, please contact the Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center at 714-966-5452, email academicsuccess@vanguard.edu, or visit the Academic Resource Center located in Smith 110.  

To request a coach, fill out our Academic Success Coach request form.

The Tutorial Center offers a unique approach to academic intervention in that they are programs for the students, of the students, and by the students. They are maintained by the Academic Success Coordinator whose leadership and scholarship are well-established in the Vanguard community. Tutoring services are provided by Vanguard students who have mastered their material and have shown exemplary ability to facilitate learning for their peers.

The Strengths of the centers are flexed in the philosophy and operation of them. Students are viewed as one-of-a-kind learners with unique learning styles and individual needs. Center operation embraces the positive aspects of tutorial assistance. Rather than students feeling the stigma of needing academic assistance, they are encouraged to use tutorial services in order to foster success in a class from the onset.

Two hours of tutoring per week is provided at no cost to the student. Appointments are available in person or virtually.

With questions, please contact the Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center at 714-966-5452, or email academicsuccess@vanguard.edu, or visit the Academic Resource Center located in Smith 110.  

Fill out a Tutorial Request Form here.

The Vanguard Writing Center is committed to helping undergraduate and graduate student writers across the curriculum. Students from any major may bring writing projects (from shorter expository essays to longer research papers) to a Writing Center appointment and receive informed, thorough feedback from a peer consultant, with special attention given to the author’s concerns and the parameters of the specific assignment. The Writing Center is committed to assisting students from all disciplines in a collaborative, Christ-centered environment, and we value students’ learning differences and diverse voices. We can help students at any stage of the writing process, including: organizing notes, developing outlines, revising thesis statements, improving organization, or assisting with final editing. Click here to login and see more information and resources.

Appointments are available in person or virtually.

Please note: The Writing Center is not a proofreading service. Our aim is to develop stronger critical writers.

Visit us in Smith 113

Open Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Or book an appointment online here.

As a Living Well initiative, Samson’s Career Pop-Up Closet provides you with professional attire and resources such as headshots for your interviews, career fairs, and/or networking events. In collaboration with Career Services, they have joined forces to ensure students make a great and competitive first impression. If you are you in need of professional clothing, schedule your Career Closet appointment and get free business attire by logging into Vanguard Handshake and completing a Career Services appointment request for the Career Closet.

The Living Well Community Resource Center intends to provide students with adequate support and supplies in all areas that may hinder their academic success and or well-being. We aim to ensure each student is equipped with the proper resources in order to succeed academically, by eliminating all forms of insecurities and instilling hope to those in need.

Our goal is to lend a helping hand to VU community members who need food and hygiene products, clothing, books, and laptops. We want to ensure a worry-free school year by coming together as a community to eliminate food and housing insecurity by accommodating each other’s needs.