LionsLink Powered by ctcLink is a self-service cloud-based software that provides a set of common, mobile-friendly tools for students and staff to manage college business online, such as enrolling for classes, managing courses, processing payroll, and other college business.
The ability to do most things within LionsLink require specific security permissions and navigation access.
A new introductory LionsLink (powered by ctcLink) 101 course is now live in Canvas! This is a centralized location for new and current employees to get training on basic system navigation, troubleshooting tips, how to run queries, resources for continued learning, and much more!
If you have already received a ctcLink ID number from another college, you do not need to activate your account or receive a new number. The ctcLink ID number you already have is what you will use at LWTech.
You can look up your Employee ID with LWTech's LionsLink Student & Employee ID Look up tool.
Logging in, viewing rosters, entering grades, and more! Specialized content specifically for Faculty.
View Faculty Center How-Tos in Full Screen
Note: After the Registrar’s official grade submission date deadline, you will see the word “Posted” next to the Approval Status field.
Using the ‘Catalog Search’ functions inside Faculty Center you can search/view catalog data for all active courses in our system—even other schools that have already migrated to ctcLink. Should default to LWTech.
This feature allows you to view when classes are “Typically Offered” during the year.
If you need to purchase something, pay something, book travel, or otherwise deal with college budgets, these guides may be helpful.
A new Business Office Canvas course is now live! This will be the centralized location for campus employees to get training on items such as Requisitions, Open PO’s, travel documentation, and other end-user facing Business Office processes. The course is built out with internally developed videos, written guides, FAQ’s, and more!
Recorded Chart Strings Training
How to Customize your Chart String
Self-enroll in the Business Office Canvas course here to learn all about different processes.
If you just need insight into your budget, you may find a report useful.
We also have the previously recorded Chart Strings training. Towards the end of the training, we cover some basic reports you can run to see some detail on your budget!
Training and support sessions for LionsLink powered by ctcLink are offered at LWTech and within SBCTC. To see a full calendar of trainings offered, visit the LionsLink training calendar.
On February 28, 2022, LWTech moved to a new online system called LionsLink powered by ctcLinks for Student Services, Human Resources, Business Services. All faculty, staff, and students will use LionsLink. This cloud-based software will provide a set of common, mobile-friendly tools for students and staff to manage college business online, such as enrolling for classes, managing courses, processing payroll and more.
As an initiative of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), the new software is called ctcLink—branded at LWTech as LionsLink powered by ctcLink. This software is developed by Oracle and the product is known as PeopleSoft. LionsLink replaces the current 35-plus-year-old administrative system.
ctcLink is a version of PeopleSoft that is specific to the Washington Community and Technical colleges. It replaced LWTech's "Legacy" system, commonly referred to as SMS (student and course information), FMS (financial management information), and PPMS (employee information).
Although we will capture all the data from our Legacy systems before we go live, the systems will no longer be available for processing transactions as soon as we "flip the switch" for ctcLink. The exception is Financial Aid, which will run both Legacy and ctcLink through the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Certain subject-matter-experts (such as in enrollment services) will have ongoing access to information in SMS.
If you forgot your ctcLink password, please follow the steps below:
If you continue to experience issues with your password, please submit a helpdesk ticket through the ITS HelpDesk form.
If you have already received a ctcLink ID number from another college, you do not need to activate your account or receive a new number. The ctcLink ID number you already have is what you will use at LWTech.
You can look up your Employee ID with LWTech's LionsLink Student & Employee ID Look up tool.
The "tiles" you will see in your ctcLink access correspond to your roles at LWTech. Important note: the contact information you enter through the "Personal Details" tile in Employee Self Service will override the contact information you enter through the "Profile" tile in Student Self Service.
The ctcLink system will contain only one account for all of your activities, no matter how many colleges you are associated with. Once you log in, you will be presented with a way to choose which college information you wish to access at that moment.
Check out LionsLInk Employee Tips & Tricks to learn how to customize your ctcLink Screens and do your work faster!
ctcLink allows employees to request the addition of a preferred name.
Step-by-step directions:
ctcLink includes two built-in reporting tools for staff: PS Query and BI Publisher. Both tools have a statewide library of queries, and most users are not able to edit or create their own queries. Many staff who are using ctcLink will need to run reports from statewide report library, however the ability to run reports is based on pillar-specific security permissions.
ctcLink Customer Support uses eMailman eLists (aka Listservs) to communicate with subject matter experts (SMEs) and PeopleSoft users. The Customer Support teams will use these pillar/module/subject lists to send out updates, announce intermittent module/functionality outages, changes to configuration, training and workshop opportunities, and more.
You can subscribe to any of the eMailMan eLists by clicking each link.
Business Hours
Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Campus Hours
Mon-Thurs, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Closed to the public
Sat-Sun, Closed