Login to VVC Blackboard for Your First Time.

You will need to complete three tasks.� They are:

1.      Add an email address to your account

2.      Change the password to your account

3.      Enroll in the class that you will be taking

Print out this page and use it has a reference to complete enrolling in a VVC Blackboard course.

1. Open your browser. (It is suggested that you use either, Microsoft�s Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape�s Navigator 4.0 or higher. VVC Blackboard does not currently support other browsers, including AOL or Opera).
   
   
2. Enter the address http://bboc.vvc.edu in the browsers address bar.� (Bookmark this page for future reference).� This will take you to the gateway screen.
   
   
3. On the gateway screen please click on the Login button.
   
   
4. In the box under Username: enter your username as your first initial, last name, and the last four digits of your Social Security number (i.e.� Jane Doe 555-00-1111 would be jdoe1111, or Carlos del Valle 000006789 would be cdelvalle6789) without any blank spaces.� This will remain your username in VVC Blackboard.
   
   
5. Enter your password as your nine digit Social Security number (i.e. 555001111 or 000006789).� We suggest that you change your password the first time that you login.
   
   
6. You should now be at your personal VVC Blackboard page. (You should see Welcome, Jane! near the top of the page.
   
   
7. Click on Personal Information under Tools.
   
   
8. Click on Edit Personal Information.� Add your email address under part one, then complete part 2 and click on the Submit button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.� Then select OK on the next screen.
   
   
9. Now click on Change Password.� In the password box please type your password (it is case sensitive) then retype it in the Verify Password box and click on the submit button and choose OK and then OK again.� This will return you to your personal VVC Blackboard page.
   
   
10. Click on the Courses tab under the VVC logo.
    
    
11. Click on the department listing of the class under the Course Catalog. Please note that online courses may not be available for login until the first day of classes.
    
    
12. To enroll in the class that you have registered for, click the enroll button to the right of your class.
    
    
13. You will receive one of the following messages
    
    
1. Receipt: Failure
   Your request for enrollment has been forwarded to the instructor(s). You will be notified when the instructor processes your enrollment.� If you receive this message wait for an email from the instructor to say that you have been enrolled in the class.
   
   
2. Receipt: Success
   You have been successfully enrolled in CIS 1 - Computer Literacy (CIS1-Instructor_02X) as jdoe1111. Click ok to continue. If you receive this message you are now enrolled in the class.
   
   
3. If you receive a message asking for an access code to enroll you must email and receive it from your instructor.
   
   
14. Your personal VVC Blackboard page will display all of the VVC Blackboard classes that you are enrolled in on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional assistance contact the VVC Blackboard Online Help Desk at onlinehelp@vvc.edu or 760 245-4271 x 2740