Question
How do I set up a first time passphrase (password)?
Environment
- MyGRCC Portal
- Password Reset Tool
Note: You will be prompted to set up your passphrase recovery settings. You can click skip 2 times before being forced to enroll.
Process
Note: If you were just admitted it may take several hours for your account to be fully populated and allow self-service passphrase recovery if after a few hours you are unable to complete this process, contact the IT Support Desk at 616-234-4357.
If your username is known follow directions to reset password.
- Go to grcc.edu/password.
- Click First Time User
- Enter ID# (without the W)
- Enter Birthdate
- Must be formatted as (MM/DD/YYYY) including slashes
- Click Continue
- You will be directed to a Username Retrieval Screen, take note of your username in Red
- Click Continue to set password.
- Chose one of the two options:
- 2 Challenge Answers (if presented with 3 challenge questions, this means that your recovery options were set previously, answer the questions with the correct answers to move on)
- Choose 2 Challenge Answers
- Click Continue
- Enter ID# (without the W)
- Enter Birthdate
- Must be formatted as (MM/DD/YYYY) including slashes
- Click Continue
- Set a new passphrase
- Confirm passphrase
- Click Continue
- 2nd Factor / One Time Passcode
- Choose 2nd Factor / One Time Passcode
- Click Continue
- A One Time Passcode will be emailed to the personal email address we have on file
- If this does not work, you can select problems with authentication and choose another method
- Enter The One Time Passcode
- Click Sign In