Activate your Self-Service Account and Log into Student Email

At ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ you are automatically assigned an official email address after you have been accepted to the college. Once you have you will be able to log into your student email account for the first time. Your student email account is linked to your Self-Service and Canvas accounts. To access your student email account you will use your ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ username and password.

Step 1: Activate your

Use your Student ID number and ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ username to log in. Your ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ username is the first 15 characters of your last name + your first initial + the last 4 digits of your student ID number. User names do not contain spaces, hyphens, or other special characters.

Step 2: Go to

To access your student email account, click Sign In, and enter your ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ username + @durhamtech.edu. On the next page, you will enter the password you created when you activated your ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ student account and then click the Sign-in button. Once signed in, you will be directed to your Outlook inbox. If you want to access Outlook through your Office 365 dashboard, click on Outlook in the left sidebar.

This is the official channel ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ will use to correspond with students. You may notice that you already have several unread messages. You want to ensure you are checking your email account frequently so you don't miss any important information from ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ.

Step 3: Set Up

To set up Microsoft Authenticator on your mobile device, download the Microsoft Authenticator app and sign-in using one of the methods outlined in the following article: .


For current students who are still having trouble accessing their student email, visit our Troubleshooting Student Email page.

Troubleshooting your Student Email