Virtual Desktop

Dallas College now provides a virtual desktop option for all our students.

This new tool will allow students to access the same desktop and software in an on-campus lab at home or anywhere with an internet connection.

Student Username Example: e9876543@student.dcccd.edu
Faculty Username Example: abc1234@dcccd.edu or 8765432@dcccd.edu

Get Started

Note: Multi-Factor Authentication will be needed when connecting to your virtual desktop off campus.

The virtual desktop allows students to access software needed for their courses and is reachable from anywhere in the world with a secure internet connection.
Students can access software for their coursework on the first day of the class.
Even without a powerful computer, students can run heavy compute and graphic intensive coding, engineering, and design applications on the virtual desktop environment.
The Virtual Desktop environment uses OneDrive cloud storage, so the files created can be saved to the virtual desktop, which syncs to the student's OneDrive account.
Assignments and documents created and saved to the virtual desktop can be shared with instructors via a direct link. No more need to try and compress large files or share USB drives between students and instructors.
All files created and saved to the virtual desktop will be accessible to the student whenever and wherever they're logged in to their virtual desktop.

Can I save my work on the virtual computer? Where can I find more information on Multi-Factor Authentication?

Please call the Dallas College Service Desk at 1-866-374-7169 or send an email to ServiceDesk@dcccd.edu.