Accessing an Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription as a Student

In order to access your free subscription, you must log in to BCIT’s self-service software portal. Using the portal to successfully check out a subscription item will create an ID matching BCIT’s credentials in Adobe’s systems. These credentials are required to use Creative Cloud software.

In your browser:

1. Go to the BCIT software portal at bcit.onthehub.com
2. Click the Sign In link at the top right.
   
3. You will be redirected to BCIT to authenticate. Sign in with your usual BCIT credentials.You can confirm you are logged in to the portal by noting that your name is now displayed at the top right of the screen.
   

Completing the steps below will create your Adobe Federated ID, and add a free subscription to it.

Having first logged into the portal, as above:

1. Search for “Adobe” using the product search bar.
2. Look for Adobe Creative Cloud ETLA in your search results.
3. Click the Add to Cart button below the price (which should be available at no cost for full-time students) and then check out and complete your purchase.

After the purchase is complete, BCIT may need up to 30 minutes to process your transaction before you will be able to follow the instructions to download and install Adobe software on your computer.

Please note: You will only be able to purchase one active subscription at a time. You may install on up to two machines in any mix of PC and Mac devices. Do not share your BCIT credentials with other users.

When your subscription has ended, you will no longer be able to use the software installed on your computer. If you continue to be enrolled at BCIT after your current subscription ends, you’ll need to return to the BCIT software portal and add another free subscription to your account to continue using your installed software. You do not need to uninstall and reinstall – you need only re-license.

Important: If you have saved files or assets to the Adobe Cloud storage that comes with your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, you will need to move them before your subscription ends.

Adobe Cloud Storage is not a BCIT system – Adobe has a 90-day retention policy for files linked with inactive subscriptions and inactive data will be deleted permanently with no hope of retrieval. If you do not save your files from Adobe Cloud while your subscription is active, you may lose these assets forever.