This article covers common questions you may have as part of Adobe's student and teacher's program for Creative Cloud.
- See also: Creative Cloud Common Questions.
Yes, student and teacher discounts are available to individual teachers, students, and staff members for use on their own computers. See Creative Cloud for students and teachers for more details.
To find out if you qualify for a student discount, please see How to buy for students.
To find out if you qualify for a teacher discount, please see How to buy for educators.
For eligibility information for institutions, please see How to buy for administrators.
Promotional pricing is available for the duration of the agreement while signing up, generally one year. After this timeframe, prices may increase. For more information, refer Terms and conditions and graduation education discount expiry.
For information on providing proof, refer Proof of Academic qualification.
No; this discount is available only for the Photography plan and the Creative Cloud All Apps plan. For more information, refer, Creative Cloud Plans and Pricing.
For information on student teacher discounts, refer Education FAQ.
Yes; most Student/Teacher plans include access to mobile apps.
Note: Some Student/Teacher plans, purchased through Kivuto, do not include access to Lightroom on mobile. For more information, refer Lightroom CC desktop and mobile apps unavailable to Education memberships | Kivuto.
No, Adobe Creative Cloud is not free for college students — but we do offer a seven-day free trial. It provides free access to over 20 apps, including Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro, plus 100GB of cloud storage. For more information, see Adobe Creative Cloud for students and teachers.
The easiest way to get a student discount on Adobe Creative Cloud is to visit the Creative Cloud Plans and Pricing page. Provide a school-issued email address during purchase so you can be instantly verified.
Adobe verifies student status through the school-issued email address provide during purchase. A school email address may include .edu, .k12, or other email domains sponsored by educational institutions. If you do not have a school-issued email address or your email address cannot be verified, additional proof of eligibility may be requested after purchase.
Students and educators at accredited schools
Proof of eligibility must be a document issued by the institution with your name, institution name, and current date. Types of proof of enrollment include:
- School ID card
- Report card
- Transcript
- Tuition bill or statement
Homeschooled students
Proof of eligibility may include:
- Dated copy of a letter of intent to homeschool
- Current membership ID to a homeschool association (for example, the Home School Legal Defense Association)
- Dated proof of purchase of curriculum for the current academic school year
*Accredited schools are those that are approved by an association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education/State Board of Education or the Canadian/Provincial Ministries of Education and that teach students as their primary focus. In the U.S., such associations include: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. † Documents dated within the last six months are considered current.
The Adobe Creative Cloud student membership is valid for one year. Students can choose either to pay the entire year in full up front or be billed monthly. Either option requires a one-year commitment. At the end of each year, your subscription will auto-renew.
The Adobe Creative Cloud student membership includes tons of live tutorials on Adobe Live as well as on-demand tutorials for beginners, experts, and anyone in between. You don’t have to start from scratch. You can find free templates and project ideas on Adobe Stock.
An individual student membership lets you install your Adobe app on more than one computer, and sign in (activate) on two computers. However, you may use the app on only one computer at a time.
The Adobe Creative Cloud student discount price lasts for the first year of your membership, and increases for subsequent years. For more information, see the terms and conditions.
To qualify for an Adobe Creative Cloud student discount, you must be at least 13 years old and enrolled in a university, college, primary school, secondary school, or home school.
- Acrobat Pro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Lightroom
- Adobe XD
- Animate
- Lightroom Classic
- Dreamweaver
- Dimension
- Audition
- InCopy
- Character Animator
- Capture
- Fresco
- Bridge
- Adobe Express
- Photoshop Express
- Photoshop Camera
- Media Encoder
- Aero
- Prelude
- Lightroom Web
- Adobe Scan
- Fill & Sign
- Acrobat Reader
No. You’ll always have access to the latest versions of the apps and you can update them whenever you’re ready. You can even revert to older versions of apps if you like.
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Adobe MAX
The Creativity Conference
Oct 14–16 Miami Beach and online