Online Course Login Instructions, Guidelines & Tips

Step 1: Set up your HCC Login Credentials through Password Services

• Click this link to set up your HCC login credentials login.howardcc.edu
• You need to know your HCC Login ID, which is your User Name (see below)

Student Login Credential

User Name: the first character of your first name + the first seven characters of your last name + the last four digits of your student ID number, all in lower case. If your last name has fewer than 7 letters, use the entire last name.

Accounts are deactivated three weeks after your noncredit class ends. This includes myHCC and HCC email.

Returning students: If you are currently in a class and have an active account, no action is necessary. If it has been more than three weeks since the end of your last class, and you can no longer access your account, you will need to set up your HCC login credentials again.

Difficulty with Log In, User Name or Password? Visit our Password Help Page.

Step 2: Logging into your Canvas course

1. Open a web browser (Google Chrome) and navigate to http://www.howardcc.edu
2. Click on the “Tools and Resources” link located on the upper right hand corner above the search box.
3. Select “Canvas” from the menu.
4. Click the “HCC Students and Faculty” button.
5. Login using Canvas Login: User Name and the Password you created in step 1 (above).
6. Once you are logged in, click on “Courses” to select your course.
7. If you are enrolled in multiple courses, use the same log in. Once you are logged in, click on “Courses” to select between your courses.
8. Once you log in, you can locate your instructor’s contact information by clicking on the “Syllabus.”

Students enrolled through other community colleges: Link to Instructions

Before your class starts, review information about textbooks and certificates.