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This page provides a step-by-step guide for signing in to a new OpenCCC Account.

What is an OpenCCC account and why do students need one?

OpenCCC is the California Community Colleges federated identity initiative, which includes a student account system that assigns each user a unique California Community Colleges ID number (CCCID) and allows access to systemwide web-based technology applications via one common single sign-on account.

 Read more about the Student Account & the CCCID

Student Account System & The CCCID

When an account is created by a user, a unique identifier is created for that user called the CCCID (California Community Colleges ID) and the user's personal identification data is stored in an Identity Center. The CCCID is the master link between the Identity Center, admission applications, and other system wide 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 privacy for the user.

Why do users have to sign in to access applications?

Will users be able to sign in with their legacy account?

Where do users go to Sign In?

Need help recovering your legacy user credentials?

Sign In Requirements

All users must have an OpenCCC account in order to access CCC technology applications.

If a user does not have an account, they have easy access to the Create an Account process.

A unique email address or mobile phone number is required to create your account and verify your identity.

Users can choose an email address or a mobile phone number as their preferred method of contact/validation.

At least one of the methods - email address or mobile phone number - must be validated in order to sign in or recover an account.

All users are required to have a secure password to sign in or recover an account.

Legacy users must create a new secure password to recover their existing account.

For security purposes, two-factor validation is used to verify (authenticate) your identity. A time-sensitive security code is sent to the user to their preferred method of contact. The code must be retrieved and entered within 10 minutes of request to validate the user’s identity. Below is an example of the verification code message received by email.

The Sign In Process

Step 1: The Sign In Page

  1. All users will start on the Sign In page.

  2. Enter your email address or mobile phone number in the Email or Mobile phone input field.

  3. Click the Next button the validate your entry is unique.

User Sign In Credential Must Be Unique: Your email address or mobile phone number - whichever is preferred to sign in - must be unique to your account. Failed matches will prompt retry attempts or

Sign In Credential is Unique: The email address or mobile phone number entered is a valid unique match in the system. The user is prompted to the Password page.

Sign In Credential is NOT Unique: If the system finds more than one match to the email or mobile phone number in the system. The user is prompted to enter their legacy Username.

Sign In Credential is Not Found. If the system can’t match the credential to an account, or the user forgot their valid credentials, the User is prompted to the Recover Account page.

Next: Based on the outcome of the initial sign in attempt, the user will follow one of the three processes detailed below.

Sign In Credential is Unique

If the email address or mobile phone number used for sign in matches a verified, unique account in the system, the Password page is displayed and the user is prompted to enter their secure password.

If the user has forgotten their password, or if the password doesn’t match their legacy account, they will be prompted to create a new password using the Forgot Your Password? flow.

Sign In Credential is NOT Unique

Sign In Credential is Not Found

User Workflow: Sign In

Resolving Common Sign In Issues

Changing or resetting your password

Changing your Preferred Method of Contact

Update or remove your contact information

Update or remove your Personal information

Removing your account from the CCC system

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