ITS MONTHLY TALKIN' TECH

A PRIMER ON CCAC ONLINE SERVICES

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CCAC provides faculty, students, staff and the public a variety of online, web-based services.  This month's Talkin' Tech presents an review of new and existing web services:
  Information Request Form  
 

Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): CCAC Appointment Central  Students and prospective students can make appointments to see an academic advisor. Benefits include reduced time waiting in line, 24/7 access and increased ease of use. Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): CCAC Online Bookstore  There are no buses, cars, or long lines involved. Students can just jump on the website and experience the convenience of ordering books online and have the books arrive at their home before classes begin.     Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): CCAC Central has a button logo found on the bottom left corner of every CCAC web page Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): Noncredit Students now have an improved site for registration and payment for classes Prospective students can apply online Credit students can check their schedules, register and pay online, check grades and financial aid awards Faculty can look up their schedules, rosters, stipends and submit grades online Administrators can check their vacation, sick and personal leave balances Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): Prospective Students can use this online form to request schedules, brochures, information packets from the College.  This information is uploaded to Colleague, where follow-up correspondence is initiated to provide a managed series of letters to the prospect.   Current students can also use this form to request program information and brochures. Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar): To access this online form, click on Information Request at the bottom of every CCAC web page, or click here.

 

 

 
  CCAC Central  
 

 

 

 

Text Box: CCAC Online Dean This tool allows students to contact the Deans of Student Development with questions relating to more than 30 topics, like student accounts, financial aid, graduation or career services. Text Box: The Blackboard software is used by CCAC to support Distance Learning.  Students must have an academic email account to participate in a Blackboard course.  Click here to view the Distance Learning Center's Blackboard information page. Go to Blackboard Text Box: Employees can check their Outlook inbox, calendar and contacts from home or anywhere in the world via the web.  Remember to type in ccac\ before your user name when you log in. Go to Outlook Web Access   Outlook Web Access is upgraded during Fall 2007 - see more info Text Box: All faculty with a CCAC network account and all students with a NetID will have an academic mail and web account available to them. Academic Email Talkin' Tech Page Go to Academic Email Text Box: Students can get a total picture of what it costs to attend CCAC and can calculate their total tuition package (some additional fees are not included).  Tuition Calculator Web Page Text Box: CCAC's online tutoring services, include live chat rooms and conference sessions, message boards and more.  This site is managed by Tutorial Services CCAC's Online Tutoring Text Box: For more instructions on using CCAC Central, click here

 
  Appointment Central - new!  
   
  Online Dean - new!  
   
  Online Bookstore  
 

 

  
  Online Tutoring  
  Text Box: Through a grant from the CCAC Educational Foundation and Sprint, the web team developed a virtual tour that is state-of-the-art for a community college.  Use CCAC’s virtual tour to negotiate the twists and turns, parking areas, emergency exits, and handicapped accessibility online before you even step on campus.  The tour includes points of interest on campuses, neighborhood landmarks, and highlights including enrollment management services.  CCAC's Online Tour Web Page  
  Campus Virtual Tour  
 

 

  
  Tuition Calculator  
 

 

 

  
  Email Access
 

 

For Students and Faculty: Academic Email

 

For Employees: Outlook Web Access

  Blackboard
 

Text Box: Students with a NetID or employees with a Network account may access the Gartner Research portal.  Get access to thousands of research articles on the latest trends and products in the Information Technology industry.   Go to Gartner Research Text Box: EntryPoint provides both employees and students web-based access to change your passwords. Go to EntryPoint Text Box: NetID provides students access to CCAC network resources, including Blackboard and academic email.  More information about NetID Go to NetID

  Gartner Research Portal
 
 

NetID for Students:

Your Key to the Network, Email and Blackboard
 
  Need to Change your Password? EntryPoint
 

 

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