EC number/Username

You have been assigned an Edinburgh College EC number (student number). You will find this number in your enrolment emails.  

This number is used across the College to identify you. Please take a note of this number and keep it safe. 

Your EC number will look something like this:  

ec2112345   

Your number is ‘ec’ followed by seven digits. *The number above is an example, please find your unique number in your enrolment emails from the College. 

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.

Click here to finish setting up your account.

If you get stuck, make sure to have a read through the instructions below. 

Password creation and recovery 

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

Please note it is all four digits for the year.

As a new user, you are required to setup 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 below to find out more about setting up a password recovery method.   

Read a step-by-step guide here. 

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

Read a step-by-step guide here. 

You can update your existing recovery methods at any point here.

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.