Canvas Help

How To log into your online (Canvas) course:

You must be enrolled in a Southwest Tech program as per campus standards.

Create a Gmail account specifically to use with our online system. The name of your Gmail account needs to be set up in a specific way. Follow these instructions:

1. Use the first 7 letters of your last name (or your entire last name if less than 7 letters)
2. Followed by a dot ( . )
3. Followed by the first 3 letters of your first name
4. Followed by the last 4 numbers of your student ID number
5. And then use @stu.stech.edu

(The maximum length for the username is 15 characters)

Example: If your name is Michael Thompson, and your student ID is 6200156442, then your Gmail account should be Thompso.Mic6442@stu.stech.edu

Click here to create your @stu.stech.edu Gmail account

Once enrolled in an online course, you will receive an enrollment email to log into Canvas.

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