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This page provides a step-by-step guide for signing in to a new OpenCCC Account. |
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OpenCCC is the California Community Colleges federated identity initiative, which includes including a student account system that assigns each user a unique California Community Colleges ID number (CCCID), and allows access to many systemwide web-based online technology applications via one common a unique single sign-on account.
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Student Account System & The CCCID When an a new OpenCCC account is created by a user, the system generates a unique student identifier is created for that the user called the CCCID (California Community Colleges ID) and stores the user's validated credentials and personal identification information data is stored in an Identity Center. The CCCID is the master link between the Identity Center, CCC admission applications, and other system wide systemwide technology services. CCCID & Student Data Passed to Colleges When a user is authenticated to use a systemwide service or application such as CCCApply or MyPath, the CCCID is passed to that service to identify the unique individual. In this way, services and applications can maintain personal accounts for the user anonymously, thus ensuring the privacy for the userand security of the user’s data. |
Why do users have to sign in to access CCC applications?
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Step 2: Validation Process
If Your Email Address or Mobile Number IS Unique
If the email address or mobile phone number used matches a verified, unique account in the system, the Password page is displayed and the user is prompted to enter their secure password. From a user experience, this is known as the “happy path” and will apply to the majority of users after creating their account to the new system.
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Click “Next” to display the Password page.
Enter your secure password in the Password input field.
Click “Sign In” to continue to your destination application.
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If Your Email or Mobile Number is NOT Unique (Duplicate is Found)
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While sign in credentials (attributes) must be unique to an individual, it is possible that an attribute (email or phone) was being shared with a family member in the legacy system. When this happens, the individual who signs in and validates the attribute first will take ownership of that attribute and it will be unique to their account. Any subsequent attempts to use that attribute by another user will trigger the duplicate account process described below. |
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7. The user is auto-directed and auto-logged in to their original destination application.
If Your Email or Mobile Number Has Not Been Validated
If the system detects that the email address or mobile phone number used to sign in has not been validated, the user is taken to the Password page and prompted to enter their password. If the password is identified, the user will be authenticated but required to validate the attribute they used to sign in.
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The user is taken to the Edit Profile page to confirm that the attribute has been validated and verified. The user can then accept the attribute as the Preferred Method of Contact, or choose to verify a valid mobile phone number as the preferred method.
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If Your Email or Mobile Number is Not Found
Why would the system not recognize my email or mobile phone?
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