1. Go to the ctcLink Login page.
2. Click on "Activate Your Account"
3. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, and ID Number. Under 'ID Type', select ctcLink ID (new), or if you are a current/previous student, click the drop-down menus and select *SID (old).
4. Set your password page displays, Set your password and account recovery options. Please use your Personal email address.
Note - Security Question is no longer an option as it was determined to not be the most secure. If you had a security question in the past this option is no longer available.
5. Additional Account Recovery options located in the Account Recovery box
a) Enter Phone Number for text (SMS) option.
b) Enter Phone Number for voice option.
6. Create your Password. (At least 8 characters, including at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and one number. Special characters may be used but are not required.)
7. Confirm your Password.
8. Select the Submit button.
9. A pop-up message displays.
Make note of your ctcLink ID. Make sure you write this down! It will disappear after you click OK.
10. Select the OK button.
The Account Activation confirmation message displays.
11. Close the browser tab.
Note: Please close ALL browsers completely for update to take place before attempting to log in to ctcLink.
12. Open a new web browser and navigate to the ctcLink login page - gateway.ctclink.us.
13. Enter your ctcLink ID and password.
14. Click the Sign In button.
15. Select Student Homepage from the left side menu on the ctcLink portal landing page.
16. Account activation is complete.
Note- If you forgot your password and can not log in, students please reach out to Information Commons to reset your ctcLink Account. Staff and Faculty please reach out to IT Support.