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Email sent to ACC students from VP of Student Affairs, Dr. Lisa Matye Edwards

Hello ACC Pumas!

Countdown to Spring 2026 and the start of classes continues. Again – welcome to ACC! This message is being sent to you because you are enrolled in a Spring 2026 course, and we are excited for you to be a part of our college!

Reminder: ACC will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There will be no services available that day.  

ACTION ITEM FOR Tuesday, January 13: Know how your course will be offered! Do you need to log in and how will that work? Where is your in-person class? What the heck is D2L (Desire2Learn)?

How do I check how my courses will be offered?

  • Course Schedule: Go to arapahoe.edu. Select myACC from the top menu and sign in. In myACC, go to Students Tab (across top), then to My Schedule “card”, check your course schedule. The course title will link to Desire2Learn (D2L) when that is open. This will have information specific to your course.   
    • NOTE: D2L courses become available on the first day of class. Before the start date, you won't see the link for D2L. Please use Detailed Scheduled under the Registration Tools in myACC to confirm your schedule and plan to log in to D2L on the start date for each of your classes.   
  • Navigate App: You may download the Navigate App and check your schedule via Navigate on your mobile device. Download links and learn how to use Navigate.
  • Start Date: Note the DATE the course starts. Some courses are accelerated and may not start until later in the semester. Check the date and know when your course starts!
  • Location and Codes: Check out this helpful information on Class Schedule Listing and how to make sense of the abbreviations and codes on the course schedule. Double-check the Campus – which ACC location will your class meet?  Sturm Collaboration Campus at Castle Rock, DCSDLegacy, Littleton, or Art & Design?
  • Online Classes: All online courses will have ‘ONLINE’ listed in the course location. Courses that are ONLINE are offered by CO Online @.
  • We recommend that you take a screenshot of your class schedule before coming to campus on your first day of classes. That will help you to find it quickly when you need to, such as to look up your classroom.

How does D2L work? 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN???

Courses in person will have specific details on how it meets.

Days of the week are abbreviated as follows:
M=Monday
T=Tuesday
W=Wednesday
R=Thursday
F=Friday
S=Saturday
U=Sunday

If your class shows TR as meeting days that means the class meets on Tuesdays AND Thursdays at the time shown.

Start date Example: Biology Foundations (BIO 1010) meets every Monday and Wednesday and starts March 25, 2026. While Spring semester starts the week of January 20, this class is accelerated and does not start until March 25. ‘I will not physically go to class until March 25 and will check D2L closer to March 25 for specific course instructions.’

General Example #1.
1/22/2026-5/07/2026
R 9:30am-11:30am
AD-5220
This class starts on January 22 and end on May 7. It meets once every week on Thursdays from 9:30am to 11:30am in the Art and Design building in room 5220.

General Example #2.
1/21/2026-5/11/2026
MW 11:30am-12:45pm
AM-4750
This class starts on January 21 and ends on May 11. It meets twice every week, on Monday AND Wednesday from 11:30am to 12:45pm in the Littleton main building, room 4750. 

Students can see meeting instructions in myACC on the Registration Tools card for your detailed student schedule. You can find the D2L links in the My Courses (D2L) card. The course title will link to Desire2Learn (D2L). Locations where ACC in-person classes meet with their building codes, you can find maps on our website:
Castle Rock buildings: ACR = Castle Rock Campus / Sturm Collaboration Campus at Castle Rock
Legacy: ALC = Legacy Campus
Littleton buildings:

  • AA = Annex
  • AD = Art and Design Center
  • AM = Main Building
  • AN = North Building

Previous Action Items:
ACTION ITEM from Monday, January 12: Know how to get your parking pass and access your email and the student portal: myACC

You can review the email communication from Monday, January 12 online.

Thanks ACC Pumas!
Lisa Matye Edwards
Vice President for Student Affairs

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