EC number/Username

1. You have been assigned an Edinburgh College EC number (student number). You will find this number in your enrolment emails.  
2. This number is used across the College to identify you. Please take note of this number and keep it safe.
3. Your EC number will look something like ec2112345. Your number is ‘ec’ followed by seven digits. This number is an example; please find your unique number in your enrolment emails from the College.
4. You also have a unique email address (ecXXXXXXX@edinburghcollege.ac.uk) which you are encouraged to use at all times when communicating with your lecturers or any other Edinburgh College departments. Your email address is also your username for all College systems you will be accessing.

Finish setting up your account.

Password creation and recovery 

The default password uses your date of birth, in the format: changemeDDMMYYYY

Please note that it is all four digits for the year.

As a new user, you are required to set up a password recovery method to help you if you forget your password. Please watch the videos and click the links to step-by-step guides to learn how to set up a password recovery method.   

Read the step-by-step guide.

We strongly advise that the first login should be completed on a desktop device, where possible. 

Read the step-by-step guide.

You can update your existing recovery methods at any time.

Changing your password

Once you have set up your EC account and have created your password recovery methods, you can change your password.

1. Please go to https://office.com/signin and sign in using your Edinburgh College email address (ecXXXXXXX@edinburghcollege.ac.uk) and existing password.
2. Go to Settings, then Change Password.
3. Make your changes and click Save.

Please note: Your new password will need to be a minimum of 15 characters in length.