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 100 GB of cloud storage. After the free trial expires, the student membership price is
NZ$29.10/mo incl. GST for the annual paid monthly plan for the first year and
NZ$67.74/mo after that.
The easiest way to get a student discount of 70% 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 haven't got 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 enrolment include:
- School ID card
- Report card
- Transcript
- Tuition bill or statement
Homeschooled students
Proof of eligibility may include:
- 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
Contact Adobe at 0508 176 089 if you are unclear about whether you qualify.
† 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 of
NZ$29.10/mo incl. GST for the annual paid monthly plan lasts for the first year of your membership and increases to
NZ$67.74/mo 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.
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.