Tuesday morning, Apple announced that more colleges and universities in the United States and Canada will have their student IDs accessible from select Apple devices.
Colleges such as Auburn University, Northern Arizona University, University of Maine, New Mexico State University and others will have their student identification cards available to view and use right from the Wallet app on their iPhone or Apple Watch.
This has been expanded into Canada with the University of New Brunswick and Sheridan College that will also have the feature available to its students.
All of the colleges listed above will have the new feature available for the upcoming school year.
It was also announced that this fall, the University of Alabama will be the first school in the U.S. to offer its student ID cards exclusively through devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch for its 38,000+ students.
Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay, said this another convenience to offer students.
“We’re excited to work with more schools in the US and introduce mobile student IDs in Canada to provide a secure and convenient way to get around campus with iPhone and Apple Watch,” she said. “Students and faculty have embraced using their iPhone and Apple Watch as the best way to access buildings, purchase meals, and more.”
Terry Nikkel, University of New Brunswick’s chief information officer and associate vice president of Information Technology Services, said they think this could be a feature students will enjoy.
“UNB is a leader in deploying technology that is convenient and easy to use,” he said. “Our students with iPhone and Apple Watch are really going to like our mobile ID card for its flexibility and usefulness, and we are pleased to be the first university in Canada to offer this service.”
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