These instructions will guide in setting up forwarding to a private email account for student email accounts ending in @my.vcccd.edu.  Setting forwarding for student email is optional. 

1. Login to MyVCCCD, http://my.vcccd.edu/.
2. Click on the "Student Email" link found on the left navigation, "Tools" section within "Everyday Tools:
   
3. In the top right, click Settings (a gear icon), then Settings. 
   
4. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
   
5. In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address.
6. Enter the email address you want to forward messages to.  Click Next and then Proceed.
7. Choose what you want to happen with the Gmail copy of your emails. We recommend Keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox.
   
8. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

For more detailed forwarding information, see the Gmail support page at https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10957.

If student emails are not showing up in the Inbox:

1. Open your student email by clicking on the "Student Email" link found on the left navigation, "Tools" section within "Everyday Tools:
2. On the left-hand column you will see a list of labels (folders). The list begins with ‘Inbox’, ‘Starred’, ‘Snoozed’, etc. Scroll down to the ‘More’ option and click on it for additional ‘labels’ (folders).
3. You will see ‘All Mail’, click on it to open the ‘All Mail’ label (folder). Your emails will appear.

Emails not found in the student email Inbox is usually the result of forwarding being set up and the option for what will happen with the Gmail copy of the email is set to ‘Archive Ventura County Community College District’s copy’.