CVC Exchange
Looking for more online classes? Learn about LPC's partnership with the California Virtual Campus.
What is the CVC Exchange?
The CVC Exchange helps California Community College students easily find and register for high-quality fully online courses at participating colleges. Las Positas College will become a teaching college on the CVC Exchange in summer 2025!
Using the CVC Exchange
Select your student type below to learn how to find and register for classes through the CVC Exchange:
If you're enrolled at a participating home college, you can easily register for online courses at Las Positas College through the CVC Exchange. We work with your home college to simplify the process and help reduce fees.
- Check eligibility: Make sure you meet the participation requirements.
- Register for classes: Search for online classes through the CVC Exchange by selecting your home college and looking for online classes at Las Positas College.
- Quick tip! Meet with a counselor at your home college to make sure you select classes that align with your education plan.
- Check your email: After registering, check your email for next steps and review our tips for CVC Exchange students below.
- Log into Canvas: On the first day of the term, log into Canvas at your home college, where you'll find all your courses.
At LPC, we understand that many students depend on online courses to achieve their goals. Here's how to find the right online classes:
- Search our schedule: Use the filters in our searchable class schedule to find online courses at Las Positas or Chabot College. You can register for courses at either college in our district directly – no need to use the CVC Exchange.
- Search the CVC Exchange: If a course isn't available in our district, you can use the CVC Exchange to find additional online courses. Simply select Las Positas College as your home college when searching for the course you need.
- Quick tip! Meet with an LPC counselor to make sure you select classes that align with your education plan.
- Check your email: After registering, check your email for important details from the teaching college offering your online course.
- Log into Canvas: Log in to Canvas on the first day of the term. All your online courses (from our district and the CVC Exchange) will appear on your LPC Canvas Dashboard.
CVC Terms To Know
- Home College: the college where you take most of your courses and will ultimately earn your certificate or degree
- Teaching College: a college where you can seamlessly enroll in additional online classes to help meet your goals
Accessing your course
When you register for an online course through the CVC Exchange, it will appear on your Canvas Dashboard at your home college. Log in on the course start date to begin!
- Can’t find your course?
- If it’s missing from your home college Canvas Dashboard, click "Courses" in the global navigation menu for a complete course list.
- Learn how to customize courses on your Dashboard.
- Stay on top of deadlines.
- The "To Do" list and Canvas Calendar only display due dates for your home college courses.
- To see deadlines for CVC Exchange courses, open the course from your Canvas Dashboard or Courses list directly.
- Trouble accessing features?
- Some Canvas tools may not work properly unless you log in directly through your teaching college.
- If needed, you'll find instructions to log in and use our technology tools at Canvas at LPC.
- Need additional help?
- Click the "Help" icon when logged into Canvas for guides and 24-7 chat support.
- Email support@cvc.edu.
Accessing student services
As a CVC Exchange student, some services will be available only through your home college, while others can be accessed at teaching colleges as well. Here's how to navigate student services:
You will receive counseling services, including student educational planning (SEP), through your home college. Counseling resources can typically be found on your college’s website or Canvas Support Hub.
Don't forget to check in with your counselor to make sure courses you register for through the CVC Exchange align with your education plan!
Accommodations from your home college do not automatically transfer to courses taken at teaching colleges through the CVC Exchange. To ensure support, please apply for services here at LPC Disability Services.
Courses taken through the CVC Exchange can typically be used to help calculate your financial aid. Eligibility and payments are processed through your home college. Learn more at:
Learn how to request a refund if you drop a course you registered for through the CVC Exchange.
Good news! At the end of each term, teaching colleges automatically send an electronic transcript to your home college to confirm your completed courses. However, you may still need to order an official LPC transcript for certain situations, such as transferring to a university.
CVC Exchange students can access tutoring services at both their home college and teaching colleges. Learn more about free online tutoring options at LPC!
Accessing technology
As an online student, you'll have access to user-friendly technologies to help you connect to your instructor and classmates. Learn more about our tech tools:
Canvas is your hub for online learning. While you’ll typically access your courses on your home college Canvas Dashboard, additional support is available through your teaching college:
- Click the "Help" icon when logged into Canvas for guides and 24-7 chat support
- Las Positas Canvas Help
Learn how to use your college "Zonemail" account, with tools like G-mail, Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and more.
Log into MyPortal for a secure way to access college records and resources.
For help resetting your password:
- Email: helpzone@clpccd.org
- Phone: (925) 424-1710
Many instructors use Zoom, a video-conferencing tool, for optional office hours or for live class sessions in synchronous online courses.
- You'll find links to join any scheduled Zoom sessions in Canvas.
- To learn more about Zoom features, review the TechConnect Zoom Student Tutorial.