Students
Use the information below to help you navigate and setup your account
NICC Login - Portalguard
How to log in to your nicc account
Go to MyCampus (https://mycampus.nicc.edu/)
Click the Sign In drop-down and select the Sign In button
Enter the username given in a NICC communication
Enter the initial password using the syntax and information given in NICC communications
Set up your new password following the guidelines in the green box
Set up MFA following the prompts
What to do after you get logged in
Once you’ve logged in, you’ll be brought to the Account Management page, from here you will be able to see and need to do at least 1 of the following:
Challenge answers:
Questions that you will be able to select and answer
Personal phone number:
You will be able to enter your cell phone number, it will send you a text to verify the number and you’ll need to type in a One Time Passcode
Personal email address:
You will be able to enter a personal email address (not your NICC email address), it will send you a test email to verify the account
Account Details & Activity:
View when your account password will be expiring and be able to change it
Challenge Questions:
Set up, change, or remove your challenge questions
Registered Email Address:
Set up, change, or remove your personal email address
Enable/Disable Multi-Factor:
Enable or disable multi-factor authentication - as a security measure we do recommend enabling multi-factor authentication
OTP Delivery Methods:
One Time Passcode recovery options when those three actions occur
Registered Phones:
Set up, change or remove a cell phone number
Printed One Time Passcodes:
Print a list of One Time Passcodes to have on hand in case of emergency (for instance, you’ve lost or damaged your phone)
Mobile Authenticator:
Enable or disable a mobile authenticator
You are only required to set up one of the Self Service Enrollment options: Challenge answers, Personal phone number (text message), or Personal email address
Whichever option you select will enable you to reset your own forgotten password in the future without the need to call Helpdesk.
All other features described in that email are optional
They were included for informational purposes in case you wish to enroll in additional password reset methods or better secure your account with multi-factor authentication.
This will not be replacing MyCampus and does not need to be added as a homepage in your browser
Starting September 11th, the only time you'll encounter the login.nicc.edu page is when you attempt to login to an NICC website such as MyCampus, G Suite, or Brightspace. This will be replacing the Google login page that you've used in the past.
From MyCampus, you can then access the systems you'll need, including, but not limited to:
MyCampus
Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, etc.)
Brightspace
Self-Service
CampusLabs (course evaluations)
Etrieve (eForms)
If you have any questions, please contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk@nicc.edu or extension 555.
Student eforms
Accessing Student eForms
Go to mycampus.nicc.edu
Search for or select the Student eForms task (Click Start if needed)
Login to your account if you have not already done so
You will then be automatically directed, fill out forms in the Forms section or fill out forms in your Inbox section.
*Etrieve/eForms can only be used in Chrome and Firefox*
Rave Notification system - Urgent and Emergent Text alerts
First Time Log in
*Cell phone numbers provided are automatically opted in to receive RAVE Urgent and Emergent text alerts.
If you'd like to add or adjust your account:
Go to mycampus.nicc.edu
Search for or select the RAVE task (Click Start if needed)
Questions?
Contact Operations (844-642-2338, ext. 1261 or 1337 or operations@nicc.edu)
Office products
Go to office.com
In the upper right-hand corner select sign-in
Enter your NICC email address (be sure to include @nicc.edu at the end) and click Next
Enter your NICC password and click sign in
If this is your first time signing in you will see a window pop up that says "More information required," select Next
On the next page, it will prompt you to set up a multi-factor authentication (MFA) method
We recommend using the Google Authenticator application. To utilize this app you will want to select "I want to use a different authenticator app" and click next. On the following page, it will show a QR code, you will need to open the Google Authenticator app and select the plus at the bottom right, select "Scan a QR code" and scan the QR code on the screen. When the new entry shows up select next, enter the 6-digit code that shows on your screen, and click next.
If you would prefer to use text message you will need to select "I want to set up a different method" in the grey bar and from the dropdown select phone and click confirm. This will open a new window, you will need to enter your cellphone number and select next to enter the code that was sent to your cellphone and click next.
On the next window, select Done
Your account is now ready!
Click into the folder linked below and download the installer package for your computer operating system (OS) - Windows OS or Apple/MacOS
Once downloaded, right-click and select Install, then step through the install prompts
Windows computers: One of the steps will be the screenshot below, ensure you select "No, sign in to this app only" to prevent future issues