Abstract: A system connects a student with a tutor. The system includes a user account database. The user account database stores data pertaining to a plurality of tutor accounts and a plurality of student accounts. The data includes the tutor's travel policy, subject matter area, and hourly rate. A search engine receives a search query from a student account for the tutor's subject matter area. The search engine weighs the tutor accounts based on at least the tutor's travel policy, the tutor's subject matter area, and a student's location. A user interface server displays the tutor accounts in response to the request. A scheduling engine receives a request for a tutoring session at a specified location and a specified. The scheduling engine also receives a confirmation from the other party. A transaction confirmation engine sends a request for confirmation of the tutoring session after the specified time.