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Qualified education individuals purchasing for use on their personally owned computers may purchase Adobe Student and Teacher Editions or Adobe education editions at significant discounts.
If you are purchasing for use in your educational institution, need multiple copies, or want to buy non-Student and Teacher Edition products, see the Education institutional section lower on this page.
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Prices listed are for qualified education customers only. Design Premium Design Standard Web Premium Production Premium Master Collection US$449 US$299 US$449 US$449 US$899
Photoshop® Extended yes no yes yes yes US$199 Photoshop CS5 no yes no no no N/A Illustrator® CS5 yes yes yes yes yes US$199 InDesign® CS5 yes yes no no yes US$199 Acrobat® 9 Pro yes yes yes no yes US$119 Flash® Catalyst yes no yes yes yes US$149 Flash Professional yes no yes yes yes US$249 Flash Builder no no yes no yes Free Dreamweaver®
yes no yes no yes US$199 Fireworks® CS5 yes no yes no yes US$99 Contribute® CS5 no no yes no yes US$99 Premiere® Pro
no no no yes yes US$349 After Effects®
no no no yes yes US$349 Soundbooth®
no no no yes yes US$79 OnLocation no no no yes yes Encore® CS5* no no no yes yes ——————ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS———————- Adobe Bridge CS5 yes yes yes yes yes Device Central
yes yes yes yes yes Dynamic Link no no no yes yes —————–Integrates with Adobe CS Live online services† ————-
yes yes yes yes yes *Adobe OnLocation CS5 and Encore CS5 are included with Creative Suite® 5 Production Premium and Master Collection software or with the individual purchase of Adobe Premiere Pro.†Adobe CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time. The products mentioned may allow you to extend their functionality by accessing certain features that are hosted online, including CS Live online services (“Online Services”), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The Online Services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the Online Services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Online Privacy Policy, and access to some services may require user registration. Some Online Services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees and require a separate subscription. For more details and to review the applicable terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com. For more information about CS Live online services, visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive.
Adobe Education Store
Education individual purchasers
Qualified education individuals purchasing for use on their personally owned computers may purchase Adobe Student and Teacher Editions or Adobe education editions at significant discounts. If you are purchasing for use in your educational institution, need multiple copies, or want to buy non-Student and Teacher Edition products, see the Education institutional section lower on this page.
The following requirements apply to the United States and Canada
Qualified individuals include:
- University and college students — students enrolled at a higher education institution defined as an accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior, or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two years of full-time study1
- Primary and secondary school students — students enrolled at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction1
- Faculty and staff — teachers and staff employed by an accredited primary or secondary school or public or private university or college1
Contact Adobe at 800-585-0774 if you are unclear about whether you qualify.
Proof of eligibility
Students
Students must provide a photocopy of a valid, current student ID that includes the student’s name, date, and a photo. If the student does not have such an ID, he or she must instead provide a photocopy of a valid photo ID and one of the following items:
- Official, current non-photo student ID with name and date
- Official, current school transcript indicating name of school and student
- Official, current school tuition bill indicating name of school and student
- Official, current report card indicating name of school and student
- Other official dated proof of enrollment
Students who are under 18 and do not have a valid photo ID may provide an official letter from their eligible educational institution stating their name and current enrollment status.
Teachers, faculty, and staff
Teachers, faculty, and staff must provide a photocopy of a valid, current school ID that includes the educator’s name, date, and a photo. If the educator does not have such an ID, he or she must instead provide a photocopy of a valid photo ID and one of the following items:
- Faculty or staff paycheck stub
- Official letter from the registrar of the educational institution
- 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.^
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Education institutional purchasers
Qualified individuals purchasing on behalf of an accredited educational institution can purchase education editions, which make a broader set of Adobe products than Student and Teacher Editions available at a discounted price.
The following requirements apply to the United States and Canada
To see which products are available as education editions to qualified institutional purchasers, visit the Education Institutional Store. Accredited educational institutions can also purchase products through special Adobe Volume Licensing programs. Learn more
Qualified institutions include:
- Accredited public or private primary or secondary schools providing full-time instruction for grades K–12 or school districts for such schools1
- Accredited public or private universities or colleges (including community, junior, or vocational colleges) that grant degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two years of full-time study1
- School administrative offices or boards of education
- Home schools approved by Adobe
- Government schools in U.S. or Canadian territories
- Named educational entities approved in writing by Adobe
- Hospitals in the U.S. that are wholly owned and operated by an educational institution, meaning the institution is the sole owner of the hospital and the only entity exercising control over day-to-day operations
- Higher education research laboratories that are public institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Canadian/Provincial Ministries of Education, teach students, and can provide a copy of bylaws that state the relationship with the controlling university
- Other qualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its website
Unqualified institutions include:
- Nonaccredited schools and religious organizations
- Museums
- Churches
- Libraries
- Hospitals in Canada
- Training centers or schools granting certificates for courses such as computer software training, including, without limitation: Ziff Davis University, Learning Tree University, New Horizon Computer Learning Center, Teacher Training Centers
- Military schools that do not grant academic degrees
- Research laboratories not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Canadian/Provincial Ministries of Education, for example, institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense or Energy or the National Research Council Canada. In addition, laboratories in the U.S. defined as Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are not eligible. Examples include: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- Other unqualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its website
Appropriate identification
Adobe requires resellers to authenticate qualified educational institutions according to the following policies. This information is part of the signed agreement between Adobe and the reseller. Adobe also requires identification for purchases through the Education Institutional Store.
Appropriate identification means one of the following:
- A valid, official purchase order issued by an educational entity
- Current credit card information with the proper name, billing address, and delivery address of the educational entity
- A current personal credit card or check payment from a faculty or staff member with a delivery address of the educational entity
- Other appropriate identification as permitted by Adobe from time to time by posting a list of such identification on its website
- 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.^
Adobe Education Store
Great information. Hope students take advantage of it
Hi Lee,
Thanks, I hope so too.
Why don’t you put the page link on your ‘wall’?
Ken
Thanks. This is so cool.
I didn’t know about these discounts, I got a deal. cool.
Love the site too.
Glad it helped you out, Jacee.
And, thanks for the comment on the site.
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Thanks again,
Ken
This is great. I didn’t know about this either. I just ordered the Design Suite. I’m so psyched!!!
I happy that you got a deal out of our links.
Do good things with it!
Ken
Wait- is this for teachers too? It says for students and teachers, but it isn’t clear- does that mean that teachers get a discount also?
Hi Kari,
Yes, it is for teachers too!
In the section above titled:
Other individual end user purchases — eligibility
there is a piece that speaks to this:
Full- or part-time faculty and staff employed by an accredited K–12 or higher education institution
So, faculty and other staff of accredited schools are eligible. That’s how I got my first personal copy of Photoshop. Later, when it comes time to upgrade, the Education version qualifies just as any other legitimate copy. Adobe is good about this.
Let me know if you have other questions.
Cheers, Ken
As a teacher, I can get it at the school bookstore but this is a little cheaper, and no tax! and even with shipping it’s a better deal.
Timor,
That’s exactly how I started with Photoshop. As a teacher, I still got the best deal through an educational purchase.
You are saying here it is only available to “higher education” but adobe’s website says k-12.
http://www.adobe.com/education/
Hi Gavin,
As far as I can tell, the Adobe site seems to say that individual purchase is limited to higher ed. but K-12 seem to be eligible for site licensing.
Let’s hope that when they roll out CS5 on April 12, they’ll clarify this policy.
Do you have a different reading of this?
What about Faculty teachers and staff on European Union countries? Can they use the software for commercial purposes? I honestly can’t accept that “Outside of North America” bullsh*t as we are, after all, professionals already. Or does that limitation have anything to do with some special agreements between Adobe and the US Govt. and their lack thereof with European govts.?
Regardless of Adobe not allowing teachers and staff on Europe to use their software for commercial purposes, I’d gladly use it for that anyway as, ethics-wise, this is some severe discrimination and a huge rip-off. I’d consult my lawyer before actually doing any of that, though.
Anyway, unlike what you’re saying here I can’t, for the life of me, find any clause on Adobe’s european education store that says that the “Student & Teacher” edition can’t be used at all for commercial use. Can you investigate on the matter and comment on it? Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you all for your attention!
João,
What country are you in?
I will pass you question along.
I can only be sure of the North American policy, and I can’t read some other country’s Adobe sites well enough to find what you might need.
Cheers
Ken,
I’m in Portugal. Adobe doesn’t care enough for our country (or maybe doesn’t have the economic incentive to do so) to bother to have an actual portuguese site; upon choosing portuguese as the site language it redirects me automatically to the brazilian site in certain sections.
Also, there is a dedicated store for Portugal, in english, but as far as Education versions are concerned, I can only access them through a pan-european store. Fortunately enough, there is a contact page specifically for my country at http://www.adobe.com/pt/aboutadobe/contact.html , I may give ’em a call to try and find out more.
Thanks for your attention, anyway. If you manage to find something about Adobe’s policies on the matter, it’d still be interesting to share; I’ll do it myself, too.
João,
So far, all I found is that going through my link
Adobe Store
then using the ‘United States (change)’ link at the top of that page will get you to the ‘Select a region and language’.
The Portugal/Portuguese main site is accessible from that screen.
From there I run into language difficulties, alas.
I couldn’t find an Portugal ‘educação’ area.
I too ended up at the Brazil site:
adobe.com/br/education/solutions/students/
Your pan-european contact might be your best bet.
I will let you know if I get any answers.
Good luck,
Ciao.
I purchase éducationnal adobe creative suite 4 design premium on 26/10/09. I want to know if I can purchase an upgrade of this product (educationnal) and how much of the upgrade.
dya,
Hello.
I believe you just need to buy the upgrade for the Design Suite Premium.
There are no ‘educational’ upgrades, you get to upgrade with the regular upgrade in your language/country.
If you can’t find the correct upgrade, let me know what country and language you need, and I’ll try to find a link for you.
Ciao,
Ken
Does anyone know if you qualify for the teacher addition if you are doing supply work through a teaching agency?
Thanks
Hi Arlene,
From the Adobe Education Store info:
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.^
See also: Education store FAQ | North America
I hope this helps.