Canvas Student FAQs
Wallace Community College uses Canvas as its current learning management system.
Canvas is a modern online platform where students can access their courses, submit assignments, take quizzes, view grades, participate in discussions, and communicate with instructors—all in one convenient place.
It features an easy-to-navigate interface, an intuitive dashboard that helps you keep track of deadlines and announcements, a simplified course design that organizes content clearly, and an accessible layout that works well on both computers and mobile devices.
Canvas helps make learning more organized and efficient for everyone.
To ensure you have a smooth start, we’ve prepared a quick tutorial to help you get familiar with Canvas, our learning management system. This tutorial will guide you through the basics and help you explore the features you’ll be using throughout the course.
Frequently Asked Questions About
Canvas
Canvas is a web-based LMS used by learning institutions, educators and students to access and manage online course learning materials and community about skill development and learning achievement.
All WCC Canvas users may access Canvas tech support 24 x 7 x 365 by clicking the Help button in the left-side gray global navigation menu.
All currently admitted students have access to the Canvas learning management system. To access Canvas students will need to use a web browser to access
Logging in to Canvas
- Log in using your Alabama.edu credentials (A#@alabama.edu and password that you created).
**Safety Tip** There is NO Canvas app available for laptop or desktop computers. If you are using a mobile device, make sure to download the Canvas Student App exclusively from the official Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Haven’t claimed your Alabama.edu account yet?
Check your Personal Email for a message from “noreply@rapididentity.com” – Check your spam folder! The subject line is Activate your Alabama.edu Account.
Before you can log in you must activate your new account and set its password. By now, you should have received an email sent to your personal email address from noreply@rapididentity.com with the subject titled, “Activate Your Alabama.edu Account“.
This email has your claim code and instructions on how to use it with your A# to finish activating your account. If you did not receive the email from noreply@rapididentity.com, please click Request Claim Code Email and complete the form.
To request your A#, please contact Admissions & Records at (334) 556-2468 for assistance.
Alabama.edu
Go to your PERSONAL email and open an email from RapidIdentity.com. This will allow you to claim your new Alabama.edu and activate your new single sign-on account.
Go to MyWCC Experience and click on Personal Information. You will be able to add your personal email there.
Check your Personal Email for a message from “noreply@rapididentity.com” – Check your spam folder! The subject line is Activate your Alabama.edu Account.
This email has your claim code and instructions on how to use it with your A# to finish activating your account. If you did not receive the email from noreply@rapididentity.com, please click Request Claim Code Email and complete the form.
To request your A#, please contact Admissions & Records at (334) 556-2468 for assistance.