D2L Brightspace Announcements

Hope everyone had a great summer!

The Fall 2024 semester begins on August 19th for 16 week and first 8-week courses. The second 8-week courses begin on October 14th.

Students can access their courses 24 hours before the start date of the course.

Hope everyone has a great semester!

You can reset your pasword by clicking here.

You can also call the IT HelpDesk at 409-933-8302 for any password-related issues. For Brightspace issues, click Technical support at the top of this page.

Students: Your instructor may require you to use Respondus LockDown Browser for exams or quizzes in Brightspace. Your exam will prompt you to install or update the LockDown Browser before you begin. 

Intro To LockDown Browser

LockDown Browser device compatibility.

Brightspace chat support is available 24/7 by clicking the small blue and white "Get Help" chat button at the bottom-right of every Brightspace page.

At first you will be directed to some support articles, but if they are not helpful you can request a live support chat with a person. 

The Online Learner Workshop is an introduction to the D2L Brightspace learning system for all students. The workshop is available as a course and will appear under the MyCourses module.

The workshop can be completed in a couple hours and will teach students how to navigate Brightspace, submit assignments, take exams, etc. While there is no requirement to complete the workshop, we recommend it to any student who has not used Brightspace to take an online class.

The Brightspace Pulse app is available in the Apple and Android app stores. D2L Brightspace is optimized to display beautifully on any screen size; there are no sacrifices when users are accessing Brightspace from a phone.

The compatible web browsers with D2L Brightspace are Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Do not use Internet Explorer.

We recommend Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. 

If you are experiencing stress or anxiety about your daily living needs including food, housing or just feel you could benefit from free resources to help you through a difficult time, please click here https://www.com.edu/community-resource-center/. College of the Mainland has partnered with free community resources to help you stay on track with your schoolwork, by addressing life issues that get in the way of doing your best in school. All services are private and confidential. You may also contact the Dean of Students office at deanofstudents@com.edu.