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Not completing it by the deadline can negatively affect enrollment in the class and financial aid eligibility.<\/li>\n<li>Check their Canvas courses and College email account often for important course information and communication throughout the semester.<\/li>\n<li>Review the class syllabus, which is provided for each class under Course Information in the Modules section of each Canvas course site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Canvas Help:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For help navigating Canvas or using tools in Canvas, refer to the support options posted on the Help menu in Canvas and described on the Canvas Support webpage.<\/li>\n<li>For login issues, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/its\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College Help Desk<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/rowancabarrus.jitbit.com\/helpdesk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submit a ticket<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Note: Course-specific questions, such as those about assignments, course content, grades, tests, textbooks or e-texts, should be directed to the faculty member instructing the course.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/elearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/Canvas-for-Students-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>View the Canvas Guide for Students as a PDF.<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c8OF-mIq-Wc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the Canvas Guide for Students video.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Logging Into College Systems&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_module=&#8221;2194&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Logging Into College Systems:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Student User ID &#8211;<\/strong> last name\u00a0&#8211; up to 10 characters.first initial.last 5 digits of Student ID<\/p>\n<p><strong>For example: <\/strong>Shawn Christopherson with Student ID #0087654 would have the user ID: <strong>christophe.s.87654. <\/strong>You will log in to Blackboard with your email address that includes the student user ID @student.rccc.edu (example: christophe.s.87654@student.rccc.edu).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Password &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>You\u2019ll have <strong>one<\/strong> password. 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