Manage - View/Update Ethnicity

View the View/Update Ethnicity Guide in Full Screen 

Why We Collect This Data

While selecting your Ethnic Background is completely optional, we encourage you to provide this information so we that we can better serve our students. Not only does this information help us to get a more accurate representation of LWTech’s diversity, but it can also be used to identify additional resources for student populations, such as extra funding opportunities (grants & scholarships), student support services, and improved outreach efforts.

Abbreviated Instructions (Student View)

• Click ‘My Profile’. Then click sub-menu, ‘Biographical Information’.
• Click ‘Edit’ to the right of Ethnicity.
• Update your ethnicity information on both the ‘Ethnicity’ and ‘Background’ tab.
• Click ‘Save’.

Continue for detailed instructions. 

Step 1 (Student View)

On the LionsLink Portal, click on ‘ctcLink Login’.

Step 2

Enter your ‘ctcLink ID’ number and ‘Password’. Then click on the ‘Sign in’ button.

Tip: If you forgot your password, click on ‘Password Help’ to reset it. Additional directions can be found in the Reset Your LionsLink Account Password tutorial. 

Step 3

On the left side navigation bar, click ‘My Profile’.

Step 4

The ‘My Profile’ tab will create a drop-down menu.

Click on ‘Biographical Information’.

Step 5

The page will have three areas, including ‘Ethnicity’. Click on the ‘Edit’ button to the right of ‘Ethnicity’ to expand selection options.

Step 6

The Ethnicity section expands. Update your ethnicity information by selecting the appropriate ‘radio button’ and ‘checkbox(s)’.

Tip: You can select more than one option for question two, ‘What is your race?’ by selecting multiple checkboxes.

Depending on the race(s) you select, you may have additional ‘Ethnic Background’ questions available for selection. Click on the ‘Background’ tab, then select one or more checkboxes. 

Step 7

After you have made your selections on the ‘Ethnicity’ and ‘Background’ tab, click on ‘Save’.

Step 8

You will have a short message of ‘Success’ and the updated ethnicity will be recorded in your profile.