If you've ever wanted a .EDU email for whatever reason, here is a simple way of going about it.
1. Go to home.cccapply.org and select Cañada College from the dropdown menu, click "APPLY"
2. Click ‘Complete an online application for admissions’
3. Now click ‘Create an Account’
4. Click ‘Begin creating my account’
5. Use this information:
First name: Anything
Middle name: NONE
Last name: Anything
Suffix: Any
Previous/ Maiden name: No
Date of Birth: Anything
Social Security Number: Do NOT have one (check the relevant box)
NOTE: If you would like e.g. ‘cameron@my.domain.edu’ then for the first name you would put ‘came’ and for the last name you would enter ‘ron’. When they create the email address they concatenate the two names into one.
And now click ‘Continue’ and then ‘I Decline’
6. Use the following details:
Email: Enter your personal email
Telephone: None (don't enter a number)
Address: fakenamegenerator.com
Then click ‘Continue’. An error should appear, just click ‘OK’ and then check the box that says ‘I have verified the address entered is correct’ and then ‘Continue’ again.
7. Now enter any username and password and PIN and any answers you like to the security questions! And then click ‘Create my Account’.
8. Now click ‘Continue’ on the next page and then ‘Start an application’ to take you to the application section (don’t worry, this is easy!)
9. Enter details like thee:
Term Applying For: Summer/Fall 2016 (06/13/2016 to 12/23/2016)
Intended Major or Program of Study: Computer Science: Transfer CSU & UC: AS-T
Educational Goal: Undecided on goal
And then click ‘Continue’.
10. Check the box 'My mailing address is the same as the Permanent Address in my OpenCCC Account above'
And now click ‘Continue’.
11. Use these details:
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual/Straight
Transgender: No
Parent/Guardian Educational Levels: Both 'Some high school, did not graduate'
Race/Ethnicity: Not hispanic or latino, white
Click 'Continue'
12. Enter these details:
First time college student, after leaving high school
HS Education: Received diploma from US school, 06/06/2016, Yes, Yes
Last High School Attended: Attented HS, United States, California, California City High, California
College Education: No degree
Colleges attended: 0
Click 'Continue'
13. Enter these details: US Citizen, none apply to me
Click 'Continue'
14. On the next page answer ‘Yes’ to the first question and then ‘No’ to ALL the other ones and then click ‘Continue’.
15. Enter these details: Yes, No, No, No, Basic skills (reading, writing, math)
Click 'Continue'
16. On the next page click ‘I consent’, and then continue.
17. On the next page click the big ‘I have reviewed this application and confirm it is complete and accurate’ button at the bottom of the page.
18. On the next page check BOTH of the checkboxes and then click ‘Submit my Application’, and then continue.
That's it! In less than 2 days, sometimes minutes, you will have your login details emailed to you.
