Setting Up Your User Account
Your Student Account
Your student account will give you access to:
- Student Self-Service - your one-stop shop for school records and information such as grades, financial aid, and your schedule.
- Your student email (Outlook) - Check your KCTCS email account regularly! That’s how we’ll communicate with you, so you’ll want to check it often to make sure you don’t miss anything important.
- Blackboard - an online tool that you’ll use in most of your college courses.
- Log into campus computers
Setting Up Your Username and Password
- Go to the User Account Center and choose Setup your User Profile.
- Enter your birth month and day and enter your KCTCS Student ID, then click Next.
- Verify your identity by having a code sent to your personal email or cell phone.
- You will see your username on the password creation page (example: bsmith0001). Write this down!
- Create a password. Write this down!
How to log into your account
Now that your account is set up, you’re ready to log in! Here’s how.
- Click MyPath at the top of this page.
- Login using your student email which is your username@kctcs.edu (example: bsmith0001@kctcs.edu) and the password you created.
- You will be prompted to set up a verification method.
How to reset your password
Did you forget your password, or are you a returning student? Here’s how to reset your access.
- Go to the User Account Center and choose Reset Password.
- Verify your identity by having a code sent to your personal email or cell phone.
- Create a new password. Write this down!