About Student Software Licensing

BCIT has several software packages available to students under a number of different software licensing agreements. The information in the matrix below includes information provided by program heads. It is not 100% complete. Most software that you need for your course or program can be found in AppsAnywhere. If you require a specific software package for your studies or project and do not find it listed here or in AppsAnywhere, contact your Program Assistant for more information.

Student licensing matrix

The following matrix provides a list of available products, the agreement they are available under and how to get the software.

Software Package	Agreement	Source
Adobe Creative Cloud Pro subscription	All Full-Time students can access a free one-year subscription from Sept 1-Aug 1 Flexible Learning students can access a free term-based subscription for their current term	Accessing an Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription as a Student
Autodesk	Free download	Autodesk product information
Mathworks Matlab	Total Student Headcount license	Install Matlab
Microsoft Office	Office 365	Get Office 365
Microsoft Project	Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching only	See department office for availability through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Microsoft SQL Server	Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching only	See department office for availability through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Microsoft Visio	Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching only	See department office for availability through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Microsoft Windows Server	Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching only	See department office for availability through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Microsoft Visual Studio	Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching only	See department office for availability through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
Solidworks Educational	Educational version, only available to registered BCIT students	Install Solidworks
VMWare Fusion	Free Student licensing from the vendor	Apply for access
VMWare Workstation	Free student licensing from the vendor	Apply for access