Your Student Account - username and password - gives you access to college resources 
Get started: Set up your Student Account OR Change or Reset your Password
Password Policy / Minimum Password Standard for College Accounts
Minimum Password Standard for College Accounts
Length - your Password must be at least 10 characters long. Maximum length 25 characters.
Complexity - your Password should contain at least one (1) character from three (3) of the following categories:
- Uppercase letters (A-Z)
- Lowercase letters (a-z)
- Digits (0-9)
- Special characters ( ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ - + = ` | \ ( ) { } [ ] : ; " ' < > , . ? /)
Requirements
- Do not use your Username, or your first, last, or middle name as part of the password.
- Do not use a Special Character as the first character in the Password when creating a student account.
- Follow any on screen prompts to help create a secure password.
Changing your Password
- Do not reuse any of your last 4 passwords.
- Change your password at least once per year.
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Don't get locked out - After changing your password, remember to update your personal computer and mobile accounts right away on your personal computers or mobile devices for any college accounts (Blackboard, email, MC-Secure wireless,...) Your account may become locked if a device tries to connect unsuccessfully too many times.
from College Password Policy - effective 2015
Why?
Password length and complexity, and changing passwords periodically, helps ensure the security of your network account, and college network security.
