Helpful Info

This page provides helpful information for College Now students during their time at York College.

CUNYfirst is the internet-based application that the City University of New York uses for registrations, student schedules, and other student services. York Early College Academy students will need to become familiar with CUNYfirst to access many of the tools and resources that are available when participating in college courses at York. You will also need to be aware of your CUNYfirst id or EMPLID. See the following steps to activate your CUNYfirst account.

Visit the CUNYfirst homepage.

On the Login page, click 'New User'
On the Account Activation page, enter the following:
First Name, Last Name as they appear on your submitted application.
Date of Birth (‘D.O.B’) in mm-dd-yyyy format (example: 01-02-1999).
The last four digits of your Social Security Number or CUNY assigned ID Number in the ‘SS#’ field. Applicants who do not have a Social Security Number will be provided their assigned External ID number. Click the box next to the words “I’m not a robot” and follow the CAPTCHA text prompts.
Confirm account email address: confirm your email address on the following page or enter a new email.
Create a password and set your five (5) password retrieval questions

Be sure to save your username and CUNYfirst id number.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I activate Multi-Factor Authentication?

How do I activate my York College E-mail account?

This account will serve as your official email for all York College and CUNY communications. This account will be the one you use to login and authenticate. The account will drive two additional identities, A York-specific address (example: firstname.lastname##@stu-mail.york.cuny.edu) and the other A universal CUNY address (cunyloginusername@cuny.edu). Temporary Password: Your DOB (Yc + MMYYYY + LAST 4 of External ID)

Use the above credentials at the Outlook Office.com.

How do I access Brightspace?

How do I activate my Navigate Account?

How do I activate my York Network Account?

Your York College “Network” account is a critical access ID for campus resources. This link will provide the correct account information once you provide your CUNYfirst EmpID and the last 5 digits of your external id number. This account uses the same temporary password convention as your York College student email account: "Temporary Password: (Uppercase (Y) + Lowercase (c) + MMYYYY + LAST 4 of External ID - (eg. Yc1219985400)". The account is generally provisioned during the registration process but is not fully active until a few days before the start of classes.

Find and Activate

Once the new password is setup you can use the York College Student Network Account to access the following resources: York College Cardinal App (download from Google Play or App Store, look up York College); Student VPN; YCWIFI (campus-wide wireless network services); York College Library printing, scanning, and copying services.

Office365

While participating in college courses students will have to submit research papers and presentations. These assignments should be produced with appropriate word-processing software. CUNY has made access to full student versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other tools available to York Early College Academy students through the Microsoft Office Suite. Use your CUNYfirst username and password to log in.