San Diego Tutor was established in 2002 in response to the educational disconnect between college and university expectations compared to what public and private schools are able to teach their students. As colleges and universities raise their educational standards and student to teacher ratios in junior high and high schools increase every year, supplemental help has become a necessity for not only struggling students, but also for advanced students that need extra help to compete.

Due to the increasing competitive nature of the college application process and the emphasis that math and science courses play in the overall GPA and foundation for higher learning, San Diego Tutor primarily focuses on assisting students with math and science courses. We primarily employ top-level University of California, San Diego students or graduates with math and science majors that also have a passion for learning and teaching others how to succeed.

Tutors

San Diego Tutor realizes that mastery of a subject and doing well on tests is not only reliant on the knowledge of the subject itself, but is also dependent on the ability of the student to apply that knowledge.  Because that is such an important concept, all San Diego Tutors are trained by our unique SD Tutor Training^TM method, which has been proven to be successful and is fully backed by our Money Back Guarantee.

All of our tutors go through a meticulous screening process and are trained according to the San Diego Tutor tutoring guidelines.  Because of the strong alumni tie our Management has to UCSD, we maximize all of UCSD’s resources which enables us to hire the best and brightest students to tutor our clients.  That is one of our most significant competitive advantages.  We believe that the tutor is the fundamental building block in helping students succeed and we take the selection and training of our tutors very seriously.  

Scholarship Program

San Diego Tutor realizes that not all families will be able to afford supplemental tutoring for their child.  In response to the increasing need for educational help, San Diego Tutor has put together a scholarship program for families with challenging household incomes.  Check out our Scholarship link for more details.      

The Management Team

Dennis Adelpour, MBA – San Diego Tutor Director

BS Biochemistry and Cell Biology – University of California, San Diego

Masters of Business Administration – San Diego State University

Dennis Adelpour started his tutoring career early in high school helping students with subjects of math and science.  To help pay for his education at UCSD, Dennis started working for UCSD’s prestigious tutoring center, OASIS.  He started by tutoring high level math and science.  He then became one of the organizations head Organic Chemistry tutors preparing lesson plans and mentoring other tutors.  Dennis became in such high demand that he started to tutor students privately, outside of OASIS.  Graduating from UCSD in the top of his class in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dennis recognized how important and effective his tutoring philosophy was and wanted to help students in the San Diego area achieve their academic goals.  Starting with one student and multiplying almost weekly, Dennis created San Diego Tutor to help fill the void which public and private schools are unable to fill today.  Dennis felt he needed to supplement his tutoring knowledge and experience with a formal education in business.  Dennis earned his MBA from the prestigious San Diego State University Business School in 2006.  With the combination of an impressive science background from a top university, coupled with a savvy business sense, San Diego Tutor has excelled to truly be San Diego’s Premier Tutoring Organization. 

Melissa J, Bird – San Diego Tutor Educational Specialist

B.A. Human Development - University of California, San Diego

Masters in Education, Professional Clear Credential, CLAD, University of California, San Diego

San Diego Tutor is pleased to have Melissa Bird on our management team serving as our Educational Specialist.  Melissa has had extensive experience with education in San Diego County and brings with her a vast amount of innovation and proven tutoring techniques.  Melissa helps oversee and helped create our unique and effective SD Tutor Training^TM  program for our tutors.  Mrs. Bird has been the Lead Science teacher for Freese Elementary since 2005 and has her Math Specialist Certification as well as her Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Certification.  Melissa’s passion for education and extensive teaching and tutoring background has helped to excel her career and reputation in San Diego County. San Diego Tutor believes that the insight that Mrs. Bird will bring to our organization is invaluable and we are grateful to have her on board. 

Dr. Nicole Vasquez, DPT – San Diego Tutor Advisor

BS Physiology and Neuroscience – University of California, San Diego

Doctorate in Physical Therapy – Chapman University

San Diego Tutor is honored to have Dr. Nicole Vasquez as part of our management team.  Nicole is thought of as one of the best physical therapists in California, not only by her patients, but by her professional colleagues as well. Nicole tutored biology as a teaching assistant for multiple professors while attending UCSD. She was awarded UCSD’s Excellence in Teaching Award two years in a row for her superb teaching and lecturing style. Nicole also tutored physical therapy students during graduate school and continues to guest lecture as a Champan Alumni to physical therapy students. Nicole’s strong science background and teaching experience gives San Diego Tutor a competitive edge in creating lesson plans and mentoring tutors.