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How to Login to Blackboard

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Step 1: Go to the Blackboard login page:

Go to the login page http://clpccd.blackboard.com. Add this address to your Favorites or Bookmark it, otherwise you may end up having to login twice each time if you save any other page.

Step 2: Enter your username and password:

Username: Your User Identification Number, which is a unique number beginning with W and containing 8 digits.

Password: the first two letters of your first name, followed by the first two letters of your last name (all lowercase), followed by the last four digits of your User Identification Number.

For example, Maria Valdez with a User Identification Number of W12345678 would log in as:

  • Username: W12345678
  • Password: mava5678 (all lowercase letters + last four digits)

Click Login. You may see the following Security Alert:

Click Yes. You should now be in Blackboard.

Step 3: Verify your e-mail address

ALL STUDENTS: In order to receive email from your instructors, you must determine which email account you want to use for Blackboard. The default email address posted in Blackboard is zonemail. Students will automatically receive school emails through their Zonemail account unless changed to a personal account. You can choose between one of the following:

(OPTIONAL: Change your password)

  1. OPTIONAL: Click Change Password.
  2. Enter your own unique password in both password fields.
  3. Click Submit at the bottom. At the next two screens, click OK.

If you forget your password, click on Forgot Password or request a password re-set from the Help Desk.

Step 5: Access your course site(s)

You should be at the "My Institution" page (if youre not sure if youre at this page, click the My Institution tab at the top left). Look to the far right under My Courses and click on a course link to enter a course site. Once in each course site, click on each menu item (button) to become familiar with the contents posted by your instructor.

You are now ready to begin your course! 

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