College, career, and financial aid planning can be complicated, and you probably have a lot of questions.
CaliforniaColleges.edu is here to help guide you and your child through the process.
To create your parent account:
- Go to CaliforniaColleges.
- Click the lock icon in the top-right corner of your screen.
- Click on Create an Account in the box titled Parents.
- Enter the required information, including your child’s name, date of birth, school district, school, and student ID number.
- For the student ID number, you can enter your child’s Statewide Student Identifier (SSID), which is located in your child’s transcript, or local ID. If you need help finding your child’s ID number, contact your child’s counselor.
If you or your child have questions about how to sign in to or use CaliforniaColleges.edu, contact your child’s counselor.
If you have questions about your child’s academic progress, which courses your child should take, or how to use the Academic Planner or CSU and UC Eligibility tools, talk to your child’s counselor.