Dual Enrollment at Your High School

K-12 students must first submit an online application for admission to El Camino College.

If you have already applied for a previous term, and not missed consecutive fall and spring semesters, proceed to Step 2. Students need to apply for admission again if they do not register for classes for consecutive fall and spring terms.

Apply for Admission

If this is your first time applying, you will first create an OpenCCC Account. Take your time and enter all identifying information carefully.

Once created, use your OpenCCC account to start a new application for El Camino College. Make sure to apply for the earliest term you wish to start taking classes, e.g. Summer Term 2024 or Fall Semester 2024.

K-12 students need to select a College Enrollment Status of "enrolling in high school (or lower grade) and college at the same time."

For help to submit your application for admission, follow this guide:

Help to Apply PDF

After you submit your application

• You will receive a few different emails right away – one with your CCCID, one with your 8-digit Confirmation Number, and another from El Camino College with information about Dual Enrollment for K-12 students. If you did not receive a Confirmation Number via email, it's possible you did not submit an application for admission.
• Within 1-3 business days, you will be sent a Welcome Email with your El Camino Student ID Number, @elcamino.edu email address, and password information to sign into MyECC.
• If you do not receive your Welcome Email after 3 business days, please send an email with your full name, date of birth, and 8-digit Confirmation Number to admissionshelp@elcamino.edu for assistance.

 

To provide an extra layer of security, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is required for all El Camino College students and employees. 

MFA is used to verify your account when signing into MyECC from an off-campus location. This also affects access to Canvas, your @elcamino.edu email address, and other apps.

Students who have not enrolled in MFA may experience these messages when using MyECC while off-campus.

     

What students need to do

• Visit El Camino's Multi-Factor Authentication page and follow instructions to set up MFA
• Video instructions and Frequently Asked Questions about MFA are also available

If you encounter any issues or have any questions, our ITS Help Desk is here to help! Please contact them for assistance:

• helpdesk@elcamino.edu
• (310) 660-6571
• ITEC Building, Room 140
  Monday-Thursday  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  Friday  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (except during summer)

 

K-12 students need to submit a completed Dual Enrollment Application form for each term they wish to take classes.

This form needs to be signed by the student, a parent/guardian, and a principal or counselor at the student's high school. Signatures cannot be typed —all parties must draw their signature using pen, mouse, or touchscreen.

This form is also where K-12 students indicate the courses for which they would like to register, e.g. History 102 and Mathematics 150.

Download PDF Form

We've created these instructions to help complete the Dual Enrollment Application form using Adobe Acrobat Reader or by printing and scanning:

K-12 Form Help PDF

Important! Completed forms for High School Partnership Classes (only) are collected by the high school to submit to El Camino College as a batch, along with a roster of participating students for each class.

 

High schools verify that participating K-12 students taking High School Partnership Classes meet any prerequisites for the class. There is nothing else that students need to do to complete this step.

 

This step is completed by El Camino College for K-12 students taking High School Partnership Classes at their high school.

Participating K-12 students are typically registered for their High School Partnership Classes the week before the start of class.

Students must appear on the roster provided by the high school and have successfully completed Steps 1-2 (above) in order to be manually registered by El Camino College staff.

NOTE: Any issues with a student's application or form can result in a delay. El Camino also needs to receive the roster and forms for every student in the class in a timely manner.

In the event of a delay, students may only be registered after the class has begun, and will not have access to any online class content in Canvas until they are officially registered.

To view your registered classes in MyECC, click My Class Schedule on the REGISTER FOR CLASSES card.

 

Your El Camino College Student ID Number and MyECC username and initial password are sent to you in your Welcome Email.

Initial Password

Your initial password is the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number only if you provided it on your first application for admission to El Camino College.

• If you did not include a Social Security Number the first time you applied for admission, click the https://bit.ly/nossn link in your Welcome Email to obtain your initial password. Click the "DON'T HAVE SSN/TIN 4 DIGIT START HERE" button and complete and submit the form.
  

If you did not receive your Welcome Email

1. Search your email for "Congratulations and welcome" or "admissionshelp" — it may be in your spam or junk folder
2. If you still cannot find it, send an email with your full name, date of birth, and 8-digit Confirmation Number to admissionshelp@elcamino.edu

 

MyECC is El Camino's online student portal where students perform a variety of actions, including registering for classes and viewing grades/transcripts. There is a link for MyECC at the top of every www.elcamino.edu webpage.

Access MyECC

If you see the Microsoft screen below, enter your @elcamino.edu email address to proceed to the MyECC Sign In page.

Create Your New Password

The first time you sign into MyECC with your username and 4-digit initial password, you will be prompted to create a new secure password.

• Your Old Password is your 4-digit initial password.
• Read the stated Password Requirements and Password Restrictions carefully to help you create a new password.
• Remember your new password for your records.

To Reset Your Password

On the MyECC Sign In page, click the Forgot My Password link to reset your password back to your 4-digit initial password.

On the next screen, enter your 7-digit El Camino Student ID Number, last name, and date of birth. When typing out your date of birth, make sure to include the “/” forward-slash characters, i.e. ##/##/#### (10 characters total).

This will reset your password back to your 4-digit initial password.

K-12 Hold

Once signed into MyECC, K-12 students who are manually registered for High School Partnership Classes may continue to see the below notification stating "Academic hold -- All K12 Forms Not Submitted" until your Dual Enrollment Form is processed later in the term.

 

If you are still unable to sign into MyECC after completing the above steps, here are links to connect with El Camino College support staff!

Warrior Welcome Center

• Meet with Welcome Center staff on Zoom or in-person!
  Zoom Link
  Virtual Online Hours:
  Monday & Tuesday 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
  Wednesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
  Check the Warrior Welcome Center webpage for updates.

Join Dual Enrollment Zoom Help!

• Dual Enrollment Zoom Help is available every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
• We are also available at (310) 660-3344 during open hours. For help to sign into MyECC, please call while using a computer or mobile device to let us know what you are experiencing on your screen.

 

Canvas is El Camino’s learning management system where students can access their online class content.

Use El Camino's Canvas Login Page link to sign into Canvas with your same MyECC username and password. There is a link for Canvas at the top of every www.elcamino.edu webpage.

Canvas Login Page

Where are my classes?

Once signed into Canvas, click "Courses" on the navigation bar.

• Important! Classes will only appear in Canvas after you have been officially registered. Registered classes will appear in MyECC under My Class Schedule.
• Before the Start Date: Registered classes will not appear in Canvas until the Start Date for the class.
• After the Start Date: If you are registered for a class which appears in MyECC but not in Canvas, please send an email with your full name, date of birth, and ECC ID Number to dualenrollment@elcamino.edu.

 

Your same MyECC login credentials are also used to access your El Camino College email address and Microsoft 365.

• To check your @elcamino.edu email address, go to outlook.com/elcamino.edu and sign in with your same MyECC username/password. You can also add your @elcamino.edu email address to your smart phone or other device as a Microsoft Exchange or Office365 account.
• To use Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc., go to office.com/login and sign in with your same MyECC username/password. 

 

If you experience one of the screens below while accessing Canvas or your @elcamino.edu email address while off-campus, you need to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

For support, see Step 1B of the Steps for Dual Enrollment.

     

 

K-12 students taking High School Partnership Classes are subject to the same deadline dates for dropping a class as college students. View the Academic Calendar to learn the Last Day to Drop Without Notation and Last Day to Drop with a "W" for each term.

• Typically, registered students must drop themselves using MyECC. Instructions can be found at How do I drop a class?
• However, K-12 students who are manually registered into High School Partnership Classes may experience an error. If this is the case, please communicate your drop request to the contact(s) for Dual Enrollment at your high school.

Only after your Dual Enrollment Form is processed (and you no longer see the "All K12 Forms Not Submitted" notification in MyECC) will you be able to drop using MyECC.

View Grading Policies for more information about the "W" (Withdrawal) notation and El Camino College grades and grade point average.

 

• View our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common Dual Enrollment questions
• Watch videos at Dual Enrollment Success Camp
• We host regular Zoom Help for K-12 students, virtual Information Sessions for prospective students and parents, and more on our Help & Events webpage
• Email us at dualenrollment@elcamino.edu