You will not be able to access MyCollege, Brightspace, or any other required CP platforms until both steps below have been successfully completed. These steps only have to be completed ONCE, not each semester.
If you have any issues or you are unable to claim/activate your account, please contact the CPCC Help Desk by calling (704-330-5000) or emailing helpdesk@cpcc.edu. You can also visit the Help Desk on the second floor of the Parr Center.
Once you have your CPCC ID number, you can activate your account.
Go to https://activator.cpcc.edu/. Click Continue
Enter your CP ID number, Check Student and I'm not a Robot. Click Claim
Enter STUDENT Date of Birth and STUDENT Zip Code
You will need access to the email account you used on your CP application: it will send an email with an authorization code. Check your email for this code.
If your parent used their email on the application, that is where it will go. (NOTE: if this is the case, you should go to Parr Center Student Help Desk and update the email address on your student account to your email address.)
This code is LONG! Best practice would be to copy/paste it. then enter the code
Enter the code on the activator page. You'll also need to enter the email address that the code was sent to.
Check I'm not a robot
Click Verify
You will then be taken to a screen to create a new password. WRITE IT DOWN.
You will see a 'Success' screen that gives you your username and email address. WRITE THESE DOWN.
It takes about ONE HOUR for your account to activate. After an hour, you should be able to log in to BrightSpace, MyCollege, and email HERE