How to Register Your Basic Student Account

About Basic Accounts

As part of a partnership between CCGI and the California Department of Education (CDE), 6th-12th grade students in your school district can register Basic Accounts on CaliforniaColleges.edu. This means that students in your district will receive access to many of the college and career planning tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu.

About CCGI’s Partnership with CDE

If you haven’t already, we recommend using our District Lookup Tool to make sure you’re able to register for the type of account that’s available to you. If you used the District Lookup Tool and were redirected here, that means you’re a student that can register a Basic Account.

Because students in your district may use CaliforniaColleges.edu for college and career planning, educators in your district also have the opportunity to get accounts on CaliforniaColleges.edu, at no cost to your district.

Instructions

Clicking the tabs below will take you to instructions for how to register your Basic Student Account, depending on your school district or site situation.

Follow the steps in the tutorial below to register your Basic Student Account. If you’ve never used one of our tutorials before, watch this video to learn how to navigate one.

12 STEPS

1. Read the slide for more information.

Click the right arrow below the tutorial to advance to the next slide.

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2. To begin your account registration process, navigate to CaliforniaColleges.edu.

Then, click Register Your Account in the top right of the screen.

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3. Select I am a Student under the Tell us who you are dropdown menu.

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4. Start typing the name of your school district. Your school district’s name will auto-complete as you type it.

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5. Start typing the name of your school. Your school’s name will auto-complete as you type it.

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6. Click Next.

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7. Enter your Local Student ID Number or your Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) and date of birth.

You can find your SSID on your transcript. If you’re not sure what your SSID is, reach out to your counselor.

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8. If your campus uses Sign Up with Google, click the Sign up with Google button at the top and follow the sign-in instructions.

If not, go to the next step.

Please remember to follow the rules set up by your school.

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9. If your district does not use Sign Up with Google, enter your district-provided email address in both fields. This will also be the username you use to log in to CaliforniaColleges.edu in the future.

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10. Enter a password, making sure that it meets the password requirements.

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11. Click Register.

You have successfully registered your Student Account! You’re now ready to explore CaliforniaColleges.edu.

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12. Read the slide for more information.

Click the right arrow below the tutorial to advance to the next slide.

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Here’s an interactive tutorial

** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **

https://www.iorad.com/player/2321490/How-to-Register-Your-Student-Account?iframeHash=watchsteps-1

Once you’ve registered your Basic Student Account, you can sign in and start using the tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu right away.

Visit CaliforniaColleges.edu

If you need help learning how to best navigate and use the tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu, check out the interactive tutorials, educator guides, webinars, and other resources on the CaliforniaColleges.edu Resource Hub.

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