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Adobe Creative Cloud
Bring your ideas to life! Supporting multi-media and AI literacy in teaching and learning, the CSU has become the first-ever Adobe Creative Campus system to provide free, licensed access to Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) and Adobe Express to current faculty, staff, and students* on either a university-managed or personal device.
The "Adobe 4 All" plan includes popular design apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro, and is part of CSU partnerships with major tech companies to train up tomorrow's AI-powered workforce.
Who Can Use Adobe CC?
All current Sacramento State faculty, staff, and students have free (covered license) access to Adobe CC and Adobe Express.
By Request
Adobe CC access is currently not available for Sacramento State auxiliary, alumni, or emeritus, but can be requested for the following individuals:
- Auxiliary organizations (subject to charge back)
- Positional/Generic accounts (subject to verified University affiliation)
FAQ's
Using Adobe CC - either in a personal or with the free Sac State account access - is completely optional. But it's a great opportunity to level-up your skills in these industry-leading digital tools - like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro - skills which are increasingly in demand across academic and business applications.
No problem! If you already have a personal Adobe CC account - even if you used your @csus.edu address - you'll still be able to use the free CSU-licensed version. At login you'll have a choice on which account you'd like to log into.
No. Work in your personal Adobe CC account will remain part of your personal plan and separate from your Sac State Adobe CC account should you choose to use it.
Access Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe CC can be conveniently accessed on a Sacramento State-managed device or personal device. Here's how:
Training & Support
For technical (account, connection-related) issues, contact the IRT Service Desk.
For DIY support and tutorials, explore Adobe's user-specific resources: