Thank you for choosing Renton Technical College for your online learning! The online classrooms will be held in Canvas, and will be open for 3-2-1 Start Activities so that you are familiar with Canvas and navigating the course three days before classes start each quarter. Before classes start please set up your student email, familiarize yourself with Canvas, and purchase any textbooks necessary.
Renton Technical College uses Instructor Canvas, a Learning Management System that requires individual student login for classroom, hybrid and online courses. All courses and students are automatically uploaded to the LMS. Faculty are required by contract to use the Canvas platform for their gradebook, and in 2016 the administration requested that syllabi and course outcomes be housed in Canvas.
Student RTC Email
As an enrolled student you have been assigned a college email address. Please activate your student email. It is important that you use your RTC student email as it will be the main channel for communications from your instructors and the college. If you have questions, contact the Student Service Desk at servicedesk@rtc.edu (425) 235-2282 during business hours.
Bookstore
You can purchase textbooks at our Bookstore, 425-235-2323, bookstore@rtc.edu. Our bookstore also has an online store, create your own account and search for the textbook using the course number.
Canvas Student Orientation
Your class will be taught in the online learning platform called Canvas. Before classes start, please visit our short Canvas Student Orientation in order to familiarize yourself with the Canvas platform.
Log in to Canvas
You will be able to access your course one week before the beginning of the quarter. Log in at: RTC.edu/canvas. Your user ID will be your 9 digit student ID number assigned by Renton Technical College (this number is different from your Social Security number). Your initial password will be the first 8 letters of your last name.(If your name is fewer than eight letters, repeat from the first letter until you reach the eight; for example, Johnson=johnsonj, Park=parkpark.) Use all lower-case letters. You will be able to change your password once you access your class.
If you need to have your password reset, contact elearning@rtc.edu
If you don't know your student ID please contact Registration at 425-235-2352.
Technical Support
If you have questions regarding your online classes, you can contact elearning@rtc.edu or call 425-235-2352, ext. 7905. You can also search the Canvas Guides or use the Help button on the upper right within Canvas search for answers or to report a problem. RTC's elearning page has a list of classes and other information.