Student Learning Center SLC

i live here

The SLC always has a dear place in my heart. I worked as a Computer Science Tutor here for the last year I was at UC Berkeley. It’s a great place to get tutoring and study if you can only find a place to sit. It gets really crowded during Midterms and Finals. It’s also nice to have the free wifi, mind you that free wifi only happened in like ²⁰⁰³⁄₄. Crazy right? Bathrooms can get a bit gross. Recently went there and there was throw up all over one sink. You party studiers you.

The ONLY study place that allows food and opens late. Bright lighting. Open 24hrs on certain days. Tons of outlets. Conveniently close to GBC. Must have student ID after 10pm.
Get be very loud so bring headphones. Gets very busy during the day and midterm/​final season. Starts to fizzle out at around 12. Yeah, berkeley students study a lot.
Bathrooms are tolerable. Way better than Dwinelle bathrooms oh lord.

Simple, Practical, and Convenient.
That pretty sums up SLC.
Its a nice place thats usually open 24 hrs. I say usually because lately they have been kicking everyone out at 10pm!
Remember to bring a bunch of food here. This is the only «study space» on campus that allows food. Its like the demon child of the libraries.
The ambience itself is loud. Very loud and you will be surrounded by artificial cheap fluorescent lighting the entire time you are here. The atmosphere feels tacky but hey, there will be no distractions to you studying!
They also have tutoring sessions here for writing monday thru fridays from 10−5pm but I honestly think its a hit or miss. They DO NOT know how to cite using anything other than MLA. I asked them about Chicago style and they looked at me as if I were crazy.
Anywho, if you are on campus late and somehow got a bunch of food from chipotle and or GBC, come here to gobble up and study!

It is so convenient to have a 24 hour open study space. The SLC is my go to study place! I love the chairs in the atrium (incredibly comfortable). Sometimes it is difficult to find a table, but when you do you are pretty much set. The SLC has a lot more outlets, that it had in previous years. This is also a great place to get tutoring which ranges from English to Stats to Chemistry. I am glad the restroom got renovated, it is actually a bit cleaner now! It is also great that the GBC is there, for quick snacks.
P. S. everyone goes to the SLC, so you will most likely run into someone you know here.

Much needed study space
But it gets soooo HOOTTT HERE during sunny days. WHERE IS THE VENTILATION???
Love the tutors :))
Loved their late hours, basically ²⁴⁄₇.

This is probably the most practical and tangible change the ASUC has made to benefit the student body, thanks to my girl Natalie Gavello!
I agree with Christina below that the hours should changed to open 24/​7, however there are buildings on campus open past 2am for specific majors. What makes this place so great is that it’s the only place open at all times for ALL majors and departments, and all you need is a Cal ID after 10pm to get in.
The success is very visible. It’s 10:30pm right now and it’s completely packed. On weeknights, there are so many people here that a seat and outlet is never guaranteed until past midnight.
Anytime I know I have a long night to come, I almost always choose to come here. I hope funding continues for the years to come to keep this place open!

They should change the Unilocal page. It’s been open 24 hours a day, all days of the week for awhile now. Only place on campus that’s open past 2 am. Hours are nice but bathrooms are gross, it’s really stuffy and hot, and there are only two water fountains in the entire place. I’m always dehydrated here.

Great place for late night studying! I always see tons of athlete here.