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When you enroll at 

WATC you will be given your 

own email address. It will con- 

tain your login name as shown 

above @WATC.edu. For exam- 

ple, Eric Robinson would have 

the email address erobin- 

son@WATC.edu. To check your 

email you may click on the 

email icon in myWATC or go 

directly to webmail.WATC.edu. 

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T E C H N O L O G Y G U I D E 

F O R S T U D E N T S 

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L O G I N T O W A T C A N D G E T S T A R T E D ! 

Welcome to WATC! The first 

thing you will want to do when 

you go to campus is to login to 

your computer. Your login name 

is going to be your 

first initial with 

your last name. For 

example, Eric Rob- 

inson would have 

the login name 

“erobinson”. If 

there is more that 

one person with 

that login name 

you may be given a number at 

the end of your login such as 

“erobinson3”. 

If this is your first time 

logging into the WATC computer 

system you will need to reset 

your password for first time 

use. If you are on campus you 

will see a link below the win- 

You will be greeted with a login 

screen as shown. 

dows login that says “reset 

password”. If you are at home 

you can use this same pass- 

word reset tool from the “Need 

to reset forgotten/ 

expired password?” 

link on the myWATC 

login page at https:// 

myWATC.WATC.edu/. 

You will see the screen 

at the right. Be pre- 

pared to provide your 

username, date of 

birth, and last four of 

your social security number. If 

you did not provide a SSN upon 

applying you may have to leave 

this field blank when asked. Hit 

next after each entry and you 

will then be granted with a 

password reset screen upon 

verification of identity. 

If you would like to 

You will login with 

same name and password as 

shown above in the login to 

WATC section of this guide. 

Once you are logged 

in you will see all of your mail 

and calendar items. To try it out 

send a new message to your 

friend by clicking on the “new” 

button and select message. 

Then enter the email address 

see a video showing you how 

to reset your password go to 

https://myWATC.WATC.edu/ 

html/InitialLogonFLash/ 

initiallogonresize.swf and fol- 

low along! 

The requirements for 

a password are listed here 

https://myWATC.WATC.edu/ 

html/PDF/PasswordHelp.pdf. 

Important! : You will 

use a different email address 

within Online Learning which 

you will learn about on the next 

page. 

for your friend. 

If you have an IPhone or 

Android smartphone you can access 

your school email through your 

phones email application. See the 

“Connect A Smartphone” section of 

this guide for more information.

T E C H N O L O G Y G U I D E 

W H A T I S M Y W A T C A N D O N L I N E L E A R N I N G ? 

myWATC is the online portal 

used by students to access 

many resources offered by 

our college. It contains mod- 

ules for students to check 

their grades and to order 

transcripts. Check it out at 

https://myWATC.WATC.edu. 

To login used the exact same 

user name and password 

discussed in the first section 

of this guide in which you use 

to 

login to the campus comput- 

ers or to check webmail. 

Click on the 

“Student” tab across the top 

Now that you are 

familiar with 

myWATC you 

should login and 

check your personal infor- 

mation. It is important to 

keep your email address and 

home address information 

updated so that we can keep 

you informed of school 

events and information relat- 

to see all the options that are 

provided. This is the first 

place to go should you need 

any academic information 

such as class 

schedules, offi- 

cial grades, and 

enrollment. You 

may also notice 

that there is a 

link to your Online Learning, 

email, and useful documen- 

tation. myWATC strives to be 

the one stop location for all 

information a student may 

need. 

Now that you have 

familiarized yourself with 

myWATC you should look at 

the Online Learning module. 

Online Learning can be ac- 

cessed by clicking on the 

“Student” tab within 

U P D A T E M Y W A T C P E R S O N A L I N F O 

ed to your academics success. 

Login to myWATC as 

described above and locate the 

“Student Records” block in the 

center of the Student tab. 

Click on “Update My Per- 

myWATC. Then you must click 

on the “Login to Online Learn- 

ing” link. Online Learning is 

used by our students to ac- 

cess class documents, as- 

signments, and announce- 

ments. This is also the inter- 

face that instructors will use 

to upload and assign items to 

our students. Online Learning 

also has a built in email mes- 

saging system to contact 

members of a classroom 

regarding assignment details 

and due dates. Be sure to 

check out Online Learning 

often! For some online cours- 

es, attendance is measured 

by logging into Online Learn- 

ing. You should also login to 

view all your classes that you 

are enrolled in first thing 

every semester to be sure the 

teacher has you enrolled and 

that you have access to all 

the course material. 

You should see all 

of your enrolled courses un- 

der the courses box. You may 

sonal Information”. You will 

then be presented with the 

address and phone number 

that we have on file for you. 

Ensure this is correct and if 

not click on the link labeled 

current and update the infor- 

mation. Do the same for the 

phone number field. 

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also view any messages from 

the instructor or other students 

by clicking the “View Inbox” link 

under “Course Mail”. This is also 

important as this mailbox is sep- 

arate from your email address 

discussed in the second section 

of this help guide! For more in- 

formation regarding myWATC 

and Online Learning please see 

the back page of this guide. 

“myWATC is the 

online portal 

used by students 

to access many 

resources 

offered by our 

college.” 

On this screen you may 

also update your emergency, 

billing, and mailing addresses. If 

there is any other information 

that you would like to update on 

your account, please contact the 

school and schedule an appoint- 

ment with our advisors. See 

back page for more!

I N F O R M A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y G U I D E 

C H E C K S C H E D U L E A N D G R A D E S 

Once you start 

your classes, 

you will want to 

see your sched- 

ule and grades for each se- 

mester. 

Login to myWATC as 

described on the previous 

page and click on the “My 

Class Schedule” link in the 

student records block. You 

will be shown the current 

registration status and 

schedule for your current 

semester. 

You may also check 

your grades in myWATC. The 

official grades will be posted 

once your instructor has up- 

dated the information for the 

semester. If you look at the 

“Student Grades” block in 

the student 

tab, you will 

be given an 

C O N N E C T A S M A R T P H O N E T O W A T C S E R V I C E S 

Would you like to see your 

WATC email on 

your Android or 

IPhone devices? 

To do so, open 

your email applica- 

tion on your de- 

vice. You will then 

need to add a new 

“Exchange” ac- 

count. Devices 

may vary but usu- 

ally you may do 

this by going to “Options” 

then “Add Ac- 

count”. 

You 

will then be 

asked to enter 

your company’s 

server settings. 

The domain is 

going to be 

“WATC” and the 

username will 

W A T C R E M O T E D E S K T O P S E R V I C E S 

Did you know that you can 

access your school docu- 

ments and programs from 

home just as if you were 

on campus? 

Go ahead and 

try it! On a Windows comput- 

er go to “Start” > “All Pro- 

grams” > “Accessories” > 

“Remote Desktop”. From 

there enter you programs 

server name such as 

health.WATC.edu. If you are a 

part of specific education 

program use the servers 

shown below: 

You will be prompt- 

ed with a screen that looks 

be your first initial and last 

name. The server to use will 

be autodiscover.WATC.edu. If 

asked go ahead and enable 

“Use secure connection” and 

“Accept SSL certificates. (See 

left for Android example and 

see IPhone example right). 

You will now notice 

that your work email, calen- 

dar, and contacts have been 

synchronized to your phone! 

like a normal 

login screen at 

WATC and from 

there just enter 

your normal 

WATC user name 

and password as 

you would at 

school. (First 

ini- 

tial with last 

name). Once 

you login, you will have ac- 

cess to your programs that 

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option to select the term. 

Select the current term and 

see how you did. If your 

schedule or grades do not 

look correct, contact WATC 

academic affairs. See back 

page. 

back page. 

you normally have at 

school. Apple users 

will need to install the 

Remote Desktop ap- 

plication from http:// 

www.microsoft.com/ 

mac/remote-desktop- 

client and follow the 

same directions. For 

more information see

Wichita Area Technical College 

4004 N. Webb Road 

Wichita, KS 67226 

WATC Home 

www.WATC.edu 

W I C H I T A A R E A T E C H N I C A L 

C O L L E G E 

Phone: 316-677-9400 

Fax: 316-677-9555 

E-mail: studenthelpdesk@WATC.edu 

U S E F U L R E S O U R C E S 

myWATC 1st Time Login Video: http://myWATC.WATC.edu/html/InitialLogonFLash/ 

initiallogonresize.swf 

Remote Desktop Guide: https://myWATC.WATC.edu/html/PDF/WATC%20Virtual% 

20Computer%20Guide.pdf 

If you have any questions or concerns please contact the 

WATC IT department student help line at 316-677-9906 or 

email studenthelpdesk@WATC.edu. Please provide your 

name, location, and the description of your issue so that the 

IT staff may assist you in a prompt manner. 

Online Learning Technical Requirements: http://WATC.edu/getting-started/before-you- 

begin/technical-requirements/ 

Online Learning Software Downloads: http://WATC.edu/getting-started/before-you-begin/ 

software-downloads/ 

C O N T A C T I T D E P A R T M E N T 

G I V E Y O U R C A R E E R L I F T !

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