Logging In to WebAdvisor for the First Time
(or if you’ve forgotten your password)
STEP 1: Go to the Gateway Technical College Home Page ( and click on the WebAdvisor icon. You can also go directly to
STEP 2: Click on the “Log In” button circled below.
STEP 3: If you know your User ID – also known as your Employee or Student ID and password, enter it at the log in screen and click submit. Make certain you enter all seven digits of your User ID, including any leading zeros. Once you are finished logging in you will be returned to the Main Menu. When you’re done, don’t forget to Log Out (STEP 8).
STEP 4 - If you don’t know your User ID:
4A: Click “What’s my User ID?”
4B: Enter your last name, SSN, and Birth Date. Click submit.
WebAdvisor will return your User ID:
STEP 5: If you don’t have a password (or don’t remember it) –
5A: Click on “What’s My Password”
5B: Enter your User ID, Last Name, Birth Date and previous supplied email address. Click submit. Your temporary Password will be e-mailed to this address. If you only have a GatewayTechnicalCollege e-mail address (@mail.gtc.edu), your temporary Password will be mailed to you via the USPS. If you are on campus, you can go to registration with your picture ID and you will be given your Temporary Password. All students, including internet students, can have their temporary Password mailed to them by regular USPS mail by not supplying the email address.
STEP 6: The next screen you will see will indicate in red that “Your temporary password has been sent. It may take a few minutes to arrive.” If you have a preferred email address, please check your email for the new password.
Step 7: When you receive your new Password, go back to the Log In screen. Enter your User ID and your temporary password. Click submit.
STEP 7: You will immediately get “Change Password” Your password has expired. Please choose a new password screen. Enter your User ID, the temporary password, a new password of your choice, re-enter the new password in the Confirm box, enter a hint if that will help you to remember it, and then click submit.
You are now logged in, and will be taken back to the main menu. If you are a student, please click on the Student box shown below in blue; if you are faculty, please click on the Faculty box shown below in taupe; if you are an employee, click the Employee box shown below in burgundy to access your information.
STEP 8: When you’re done working in WebAdvisor, Log Out to preserve the security of your students’ and your own information. Click on the Log Out button in the upper right hand corner.
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