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CMA, DMA, STPD Orientation Next Steps: Home

NEXT STEPS

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Please take note of the following:

  • MCC emails will be sent to your personal email for the first weeks of enrollment. Check your spam, junk, and promotion folders to ensure you don't miss any important emails.
  • After a week or two, communications will be sent to your MCC student email only, which you'll need to use for all communication with faculty and staff.
  • If you're unsure about receiving emails (due to admission status or enrollment changes), please contact your Admissions Counselor to confirm your status.
  • All MCC forms (including orientation materials link) are only accessible using your MCC student email.
  • If you haven't been admitted yet but are on track to start, complete as many steps as possible to avoid falling behind. Note that completing these steps does not guarantee admission.
  • Each task has a dedicated MCC department for assistance. Please reach out to the correct department for faster responses to your questions.

 

If you are unsure who to contact, please get in touch with the Student Services department at studentservices@mccollege.edu

 

Student Sucess Coordinator   

Eric Valdez

Contact:

203 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 236.9000 x1102

Email Me

evaldez@mccollege.edu

STEP 1 - SET UP YOUR MCC ACCOUNTS

 

The New Student Checklist applies to students enrolled in the following programs and must be completed before classes begin:

  • Sterile Processing (STPD) 

  • Clinical Medical Assisting (CMAD) 

  •  Medical Assisting (DMAD) 

 

1. Watch the video tutorial on setting up Okta & email

 

2. Set up your Okta account & Student e-mail

Open your personal email and locate an email from noreply@okta.com with the subject line mccollege – Welcome to Okta!

If you cannot locate the email (after checking your spam, junk, and promotion folders), please contact the IT-Department at techsupport@mccollege.edu

 

3.Take a tour of the MCC Student Portal 

STEP 2 -  LAPTOP REQUEST 

Note: Ohio campuses will not be participating in the laptop program.

As part of MCC’s Education Unlimited Program, students in your program have the option to receive a laptop or $100 credit towards your second (2) term. 

 

Please complete the laptop form to indicate whether you would like to opt in or opt out of the laptop program. 

You must be logged into your MCC Okta account to access this form.

 

If you already own a laptop and wish you receive a $100 credit towards 2nd term tuition, please indicate “no” on the laptop form 

  • The business office will apply this credit to your account after the 2nd week of the term. 

  • Late submissions may not be eligible for the $100 credit.  

 

 

If you would like to request a laptop, please indicate “yes” on the laptop form 

  • Students must be admitted and packaged with financial aid to receive a laptop 

  • If you are not admitted and/or not done with the Financial Aid or Business Office, you will not be able to pick up the laptop until the outstanding items are completed.      

  • Qualifying students can pick up their laptop at the Meet and Greet.    

  • Please bring a valid picture ID with you to be given your laptop.  

 

 

Please note: If you withdraw from the program for any reason, the laptop must be returned in like-new condition, or your account will be charged $300 fee.    

STEP 3 - REQUEST STUDENT ID

 

Order Student ID Here

You must be logged into your MCC Okta account to access this form.

Expect an email notification when your ID is ready for pick-up.

Until you have your student ID, please bring a valid photo ID with you when coming to campus.

STEP 4 - ORDER SCRUBS 

 

Click Here to Order Scrubs

You must be logged into your MCC Okta account to access this form.

Students are required to wear uniforms while on campus and at clinical sites.

Until your uniforms are ready for pick up, you can wear other scrubs or business casual clothes with pants and closed-toe shoes.

Please note: Uniform exchanges can ONLY happen on the day of pickup and cannot be done once the uniform(s) have been taken home. Be sure to check the size chart to assist you.

The first set of scrubs plus shipping fees for the 1st order are covered by MCC. 

All additional sets are $36.00 each. If additional sets are ordered separately from the 1st order, you will need to cover shipping costs.  

STEP 5 - REVIEW SCHEDULE

 

Please review your 1st term student schedule here.

Note- You must be logged into your MCC Okta account

 

Classes marked “online” are asynchronous online courses with recorded lectures. You are required to complete the coursework, activities, and assignments weekly. You can do it on your own schedule, but the coursework for the week is due every Sunday at 11:59pm.

 

Classes marked “virtual” are synchronous virtual classes with instructor lectures offered in real time through D2L virtual classroom. Classes with a classroom number (i.e. 1417) are in-person sessions.

 

Once the deadline for the week passes, you cannot submit assignments or activities for that week, so it is important that you complete them weekly before the submission deadline.

STEP 6 - BOOKS

Please see email from admissions with more info about your library resources. 

E-books are free and available on the MCC Library database  

  • Username: mccollege 

  • Password: student 

Medical Assisting and Clinical Medical Assisting /  McGraw Hill Connect Learning 
Dental Assisting / Learning Resource Center
Sterile Processing/ Cengage 

Paper copy books are provided by MCC for Medical Assisting, Clinical Medical Assisting, and Sterile Processing and will be available for pick-up later in the program. 

 

Financial Aid Eligible Students: 

By the first two weeks, students must be cleared by Financial Aid, Business Office, and Admissions Department to gain full access to their e-books & to receive their paper copy books. 

OPTIONAL STEPS:

 

  • Complete the Transfer Credit Form If you wish to transfer higher education credits to MCC from other institutions. Click here to review the process.

  • Contact Section 504 Coordinator if you would like to request for accommodations. Please click on this link for more details.
Please download the student checklist below:

 

 

Please complete the New Student Orientation Survey to share your feedback about your orientation experience. Your responses will help us improve future sessions and ensure that all students feel welcomed, informed, and supported as they begin their journey with us.