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June 6, 2023 - This is an updated copy of the document: CCCID: The Use & Significance of the CCCID in the CCC SSO Initiative. Pending approval, it will replace the original. |
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See below: What information do students need to create their OpenCCC account? |
CCCID Facts
The CCCID is unique to each individual student
The CCCID is generated when the student/user creates an OpenCCC account
The CCCID is used to identify the student during sign-on by systemwide technology applications
The CCCID is securely stored in a systemwide identity management system and delivered to the college via SuperGlue for Apply or via Data Warehouse Direct Connect service
The CCCID can be used for student identification and deduplication by the college
The CCCID is the mandated student identifier for every California Community College student
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All account data fields are delivered to the college with the student’s submitted CCCApply application for admission or CC Promise Grant application. Alternately, colleges can access student account data via the CCCApply Report Center or the CCC Data Warehouse Report Server. For a complete list of self-reported and system-generated account fields, see the latest CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary, or any of the other CCCApply application data dictionaries.
Is there a significant number of duplicate CCCID records found across the system?
No. The number of duplicates CCCID account across the entire CCC system is approximately .2% and decreasing. Though some colleges have raised concerns about the potential for duplicates, at this time we are finding that very few duplicates are being reported (less than 100 duplicates at most colleges, and in even more cases - less than that).
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The CCCID is used for multiple purposes across the California Community Colleges system. The CCC Chancellor's Office and other systemwide organizations rely on the CCCID to track the student a student’s progress and the educational choices made throughout the course of their academic journey. Students that attend multiple colleges across the system are tracked in one central location (OpenCCC Student Account System) and their CCCID can be used for research (locally and systemwide) to better align support and services across the system, and to prevent fraud.
The objective of the CCC SSO Proxy is to provide back-up to the OpenCCC system and ensure that every CCC student has a CCCID. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that colleges store student CCCIDs in their Active Directory or LDAP directory in order to pass this attribute with the EPPN when the student signs in (authenticates) to a CCC web application, such as CCCApply, Canvas, MyPath, and MyPathmore.
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For more information, see the CCC SSO Federation Resource Guide. |
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The EPPN has the syntax of an email address, but it should be considered a "globally unique federated identifier" rather than an email address. It is generally the most important attribute to be shared with federated services. Note that the value of EPPN does not have to match what the user enters as their username when they login, and the user does not need to know what their EPPN is, as it is shared between the IdP and the service. It should be unique, rarely change, and not be reassigned to another user.
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The significance of the EPPN to the CCC SSO Federation
The EduPersonPrincipalName (EPPN) is the unique identifier for a user for across all college IDPs.
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