• June 27th –  9am-2:30pm

• August 23rd – 2:30-6:00pm

• September 15th – 9am-2:30pm

Sign up for New Student Orientation (in-person/on-campus)

Not able to attend orientation in-person? View our virtual orientation in the section below!

Section 1: Welcome to Roxbury Community College

• Welcome from the Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott
• Welcome to our Online New Student Orientation 

Section 2: Student Support Services

• IT/Helpdesk
• Library
• Registrar
• Student Accounts
• Financial Aid
• Project Access & Health Services

Section 3: Student Academic Services

• Academic Advising
• Academic Support Services
• Student Accessibility Services

Section 4: Athletics and Student Life

• Athletics
• Student Life

After watching:
We hope that you enjoyed seeing and hearing all that Roxbury Community College has to offer.  Please answer a few questions to test your knowledge about what you have learned at our New Student Orientation: Questionnaire form.

1. Go to Outlook (outlook.office.com/mail)
2. Enter Your Student Email
   1. Your student email will be first name, middle initial (if applicable), last name
   2. Example:
      1. John J Smith = jjsmith@roxbury.edu
      2. John Smith = jsmith@roxbury.edu 
3. Enter Your Password
   1. Your Password is:
      1. The first 4 digits of your student number
      2. The last 2 digits of your birth year
      3. The first initial of your first name (upper case)
      4. The first initial of your last name (lower case)
   2. Example:
      1. Student ID #: 118123
      2. Birth Year: 1987
      3. Name: John J. Smith
      4. Password = 118187Js 
4. Need help?  Contact RCC’s IT Department at helpdesk@rcc.mass.edu or 857-701-1555. 

1. Got to MyRCC (https://myrcc.rcc.mass.edu/ICS/) 
2. Enter Your Username 
   1. Student username will be 
      1. first initial, middle initial (if applicable), last name 
   2. Example: 
      1. John J Smith = jjsmith 
      2. John Smith = jsmith 
3. Enter Your Password: 
   1. Your RCC email and MyRCC password are the same. The password is:
      1. The first 4 digits of your student number 
      2. The last 2 digits of your birth year 
      3. The first initial of your first name (upper case) 
      4. The first initial of your last name (lower case) 
   2. Example: 
      1. Student ID #: 118123
      2. Birth Year: 1987 
      3. Name: John J. Smith 
      4. Password = 118187Js 
4. Need help?  Contact RCC’s IT Department at helpdesk@rcc.mass.edu or 857-701-1555.   

1. As of January 2022, a COVID-19 vaccination is required for all students who regularly visit campus for classes or in-person services.  To review the policy and vaccination card upload instructions, visit RCC’s vaccination mandate page

1. Go to myrcc.rcc.mass.edu (You can also click on MyRCC at the top of the RCC home page) 
2. Please make sure you’ve gone to https://www.rcc.mass.edu/technology-resources/myrcc to learn how to login to your email account. 
3. Once logged into MyRCC, on the top left side of the page, under the Quick Links menu, you will see My Courses.  
   1. Here you will see the courses you are enrolled in. 
   2. Select the name of your course to access your course and information from your instructor. 
   3. From there, follow the course instructions as detailed by your instructor. Click on the topics on the left to find the pages where specific information for the course is located. 
4. If anything goes wrong when signing in or during the class, first email your instructor right way that you are having trouble. 
5. If there is a link that is not working, check that you are using the correct link. If there is a meeting ID and password for a Zoom that your instructor uses, you can try entering it manually to the zoom.usa log-in page.  
6. If all else fails, you can try restarting your system.

1. Review the online course guide to familiarize yourself with requirements and best practices. Click here to download the online course orientation guide.  
2. Review all available online and virtual support resources at www.rcc.mass.edu/remotelearning.