Setting up Your Account and Password Reset

Set up your Account:

When you set up your account, you get your username and choose your password. Take a picture of your username--you need it to log into your account.

If you know your username, you know your email address also (see below).

Use the videos below to set up your account.
- Don't know your KCTCS ID? Use the first video, then the second.
- Know your KCTCS ID? Start with the second video.

Password Reset:

Use the same link to reset your password: Username & Password | ACTC (kctcs.edu)

Accessing Blackboard and your ACTC Email: See the separate page on this site about email for directions in accessing your email account. Accessing Blackboard and Email

If you know your username, you know your email address.

Your email address is: username@kctcs.edu For example, if username is asmith0000, the email is asmith0000@kctcs.edu

Retrieve your KCTCS IDThis video will show you how to retrieve your KCTCS ID number, which you must have to set up your KCTCS user account. This allows you to access My Path, your email, Blackboard, and your student self center.

Setting Up Your KCTCS Account with KCTCS IDThis video will show you how to set up your KCTCS account if it has been at least 24-48 hours after you applied to your college. You must know your KCTCS ID to set up your account. If you do not know your ID, view the separate video on retrieving your ID first.