The NGTC Student Technology Guide contains information on Okta, Office 365, Outlook, and more.
North Georgia Technical College uses Okta for Identity Management, Single Sign-on, and Multi-factor Authentication to access your critical student accounts such as BannerWeb, Office365, eCampus, Blackboard, and more.
If you have additional questions, please contact the IT Help Desk:
helpdesk@northgatech.edu
Include name, student ID number, student email address, and birthdate for verification purposes
(706) 754-7750
Upon completing the setup of your Okta account, if you are visiting this page from the New Student Orientation, please return to the Student Email section of the New Student Orientation.
Visit https://northgatech.okta.com using a computer browser to set up your Okta account and have your phone available to install Okta Verify and scan a QR Code. You can perform the entire process on a single device, however, it the process is much easier if you use a device other than your phone to set up the https://northgatech.okta.com portion and save your phone for scanning the presented QR Code.
Your NGTC email and password will grant you access to begin the installation process.
After entering your Username and Password click the “Next” button.
On the “Set up multifactor authentication” page, select the “Setup” button.
Choose either iPhone or Android to begin the process.
Download Okta Verify on your phone.
When the installation of Okta on your phone has finished, follow the steps provided to add your account.
If you are unable to scan the QR code, send the activation link via SMS by clicking Can’t scan? under QR code.
Create your NGTC Okta Account.
Add your cellphone number for resetting your password or unlocking your account using SMS.
Enter the code sent to your cellphone to verify number and then click Done.
Add a phone number for resetting your password or unlocking your account using a Voice Call.
After entering your phone number select Call.
Enter code from Okta phone call and click Verify.
Click Done to finish the setup.
When complete, you will be taken to the Okta landing page.
For other Okta features, click the Settings button underneath your name.