Quickstart Guide for Students
All currently-enrolled VCU students (at least one credit-bearing course) receive access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of tools including as part of the VCU Student Software Bundle as part of the Student Technology Fee. Adobe software licensing for newly-enrolled VCU students is automatically assigned at the start of each academic term / semester within 10 calendar days of the first day of classes.
This includes most student employees such as student workers, graduate assistants, and work study employees, but does NOT include full-time VCU employees who are taking classes at VCU. If you are a full-time VCU employee who is taking at least one credit-bearing course, please review the Quickstart Guide for Employees.
To get started using your VCU Adobe software license, follow the steps download and install the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app on your device(s). Once installed, you'll need to sign-in to your VCU Adobe account using your vcu.edu email address, and learn more about what tools and features are available. We've also included a short list of frequently asked questions which we update each semester to include new content.
All eligible VCU students who are enrolled in at least one credit-bearing course are provided access to the Adobe Creative Cloud license and suite of tools automatically (within 10 calendar days of the start of each academic term / semester).
If you are a full-time VCU employee who is taking at least one credit-bearing course, please review the Quickstart Guide for Employees to request a free student license for Adobe Creative Cloud.
Signing-in (on your laptop)
The first thing you'll need to do as a newly enrolled VCU student is sign-in to your VCU Adobe account on your laptop (NOT your phone/tablet) with your VCU eID by visiting https://go.vcu.edu/adobe/sign-in. Below is a quick video of what you should experience signing-in with your VCU eID using the VCU CAS (Central Authentication Service) portal on a laptop.
Downloading and Installing Adobe Creative Cloud (on your personally-owned laptop/desktop)
To download and install Adobe Creative Cloud on your personally-owned laptop or desktop, please see the video below. Mobile devices follow a different process and are not covered in this video.