Additional Information
Your HCC Login ID is your PGCC OWL username + .PGCC (example HCC Login ID: jsmith1234.PGCC).
Your password is going to be your PGCC student ID number with zeros added to the beginning to make it 8 digits long (example password: 00123456).
Should you have any questions or concerns with the instructions, please notify the Technology Service Center for assistance.
Step 1
Open a web browser and navigate to http://www.howardcc.edu.
Step 2
Click on the “Tools and Resources” link located on the upper right hand corner above the search box.
Step 3
Select “Canvas” from the menu.
Step 4
Click the “Non-HCC Students” button.
Step 5
Login using Canvas Login: User Name and Password (see the example logins section below.)
Step 6
Once you are logged in, click on “Courses” to select your course.
If you are enrolled in multiple courses, use the same log in. Once you are logged in, click on “Courses” to select between your courses.
Example Logins
User Name is: the first character of your first name + the first seven characters of your last name + the last four digits of your student ID number + .ALL (Allegany) or .BCC (Baltimore city) or .CCC (Carroll CC) or .CEC (Cecil CC) .CHE (Chesapeake) or .FCC (Frederick) or .HAG (Hagerstown) (see exceptions below)
Password must be 8 characters long. It is your full college student ID number plus leading zeroes to make it 8 digits (see examples below)
College | Username Example | Password Example |
|---|---|---|
Allegany College | astudent4567.ALL | 00123456 |
Baltimore City CC | astudent4567.BCC | 01234567 |
Carroll CC | astudent4567.CCC | 01234567 |
Cecil CC | astudent4567.CEC | 00012345 or 00123456 |
Chesapeake College | astudent4567.CHE | 01234567 |
Frederick CC | astudent2345.FCC | 07712345 |
Hagerstown CC | astudent4567.HAG | 01234567 |
Other exceptions:
Allegany students - password: add 0 (zeros) in front of your ID number as needed to make 8 digits. Passwords must be 8 digits.
Baltimore City students receive their user name and password in a separate email.
Frederick students: Use the online registration student number (a 5 digit number) on the registration confirmation. Password: add 077 in front of the 5 digit online registration number to make 8 digits.
Cecil students- Password- add zeros (0) in front of your ID number as needed to make 8 digits. Passwords must be 8 digits.