MSTC email is the College's primary method for communicating important information to students and staff.  Students should check their email regularly to keep current with MSTC information and events. Students can view email by selecting the Outlook icon on any MSTC computer or by accessing it from home/work using Outlook Web Access. Your assigned e-mail is the user name as shown in the screen shots below followed by @mstc.edu (i.e. jackson3546@mstc.edu).

Email and Network Username and Initial Password The following procedures are for accessing MSTC's computer network and email system. There are separate, additional procedures for students enrolled in MSTC online courses in Blackboard; MSTC's online learning management system. Your online course instructor will provide these special Blackboard online course access instructions. Please note that student email and network accounts become available 24-48 hours after you register for your first class at MSTC. For more information on how to login to the various accounts supplied to you as an MSTC student please review our Student Login Account Information brochure.

Students are given a logon and password that grants them permission to access specific areas on the computer network. Guard this information! Students are held accountable for any activity that is done on the Network while using the assigned logon.

To log into any MSTC network computer please complete the following steps:

• To proceed, you will need the 8-digit student ID number found on your class schedule or registration form and full last name.
• Your user name and initial password will be your full last name followed by the last 4 digits of your student ID.
• At the login window enter the User Name and Password and then select COLLEGE from the "Log on to" drop down. When your log on is accepted you may be prompted to change your password.
• A strong password should contain both alpha and numeric characters. It must be at least 6 characters in length.

For more information regarding computer login procedures, see our Computer Login Procedures .pdf file

Network File Storage
As a student you have access to shared applications, student/instructor shared data areas, and a private "H" drive where you are expected to save your data. Only you and authorized network administrators have access to your "H" drive. This data is backed up to tape nightly. You will be allocated 100 mb of data storage space on the network for your school files. Email and data saved on the network is deleted if the student fails to re-enroll within 180 days of their last date of attendance.

There are over 25 computer labs and study areas at the college connected to our data network. They provide access to resources such as the Internet, applications, and printers. The MSTC web site has information on network policies and procedures. By accepting and using the login issued to you as a student, you are responsible for reading and abiding by the rules set forth and stated in the policies. Please read the network policies for more information.

Always logoff prior to leaving your workstation or your files ("H" drive and e-mail accounts) may be compromised.