Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty & Staff
Concordia offers faculty and staff an Adobe Creative Cloud license at no cost as part of our Adobe site license. Adobe Creative Cloud is a suite of software used for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography and is available to specific departments.
Who can use it?
Eligible Concordia faculty & staff.
Retired employees are not eligible for a license.
How much does it cost?
There is no cost associated with the service.
How to get it
Employees in the Faculty of Fine Arts are eligible to use Adobe Creative Cloud as part of the Adobe site license. For more information, visit Getting Adobe Creative Cloud on OS X.
Employees in all other departments can request a license, but they are allocated based on availability, academic use, and need.
- Fill out this form to request an employee Adobe Creative Cloud license.
- Provide this information in the request so we can confirm your eligibility:
- Employee netname and ID
- First Name and Last Name
- Concordia Employee Email address
- Describe the need for a Creative Cloud license, emphasizing the academic use.
If any of the required information is missing, your request will not be considered.
Adobe Creative Cloud license requests for personal or commercial purposes will be refused.
If the license request is approved, a consultant will contact you to provide instructions and coordinate the software deployment (if required).
To download and install the software on your personal computer:
- Visit Adobe Creative Cloud website
- Click on ‘Sign in’ button
- Enter netname@staff.concordia.ca
- Second login is your employee netname and password
- Install and download each individual Creative Cloud app as needed
- netname@staff.concordia.ca
- Employee netname & password
Service availability
24/7
Documentation
See the minimum requirements for Adobe Creative Cloud.
FAQ
Fill out this form to request an Adobe Creative Cloud license.
Yes, your license permits for the software to be installed on two devices. An error message will occur if you attempt to login on a third device, asking you to log out.
First make sure you have a license and login with the correct credentials:
- netname@staff.concordia.ca
- Employee netname and password
If you still require assistance, open a ticket with the IT Service Desk.
Students that require Creative Cloud as part of one of their courses may be eligible for an Adobe Creative Cloud license. Click here for details.