Inquiry regarding Acrobat Pro 2020 student/teacher edition

[boilermaker73]

I am receiving conflicting feedback whether a student in H.S. is eligible to purchase and install the student/teacher edition of Acrobat Pro on his/her computer or does the student have to be in college to be eligible? Thank you ahead of time.

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

@boilermaker73  

Here is the Help page from Adobe on Student / Teacher eligibility:

https://www.adobe.com/offer-terms/student_teacher_eligibility.html

To qualify for a student discount, you must be at least 13 years of age and enrolled in one of the following:

• University or college — accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior, or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two years of full-time study*
• Primary or secondary school — accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction*
• Homeschool — defined by state homeschooling regulations

Needed proof is also listed on that page.

Jane

[Test Screen Name]

I am not aware of a student/teacher edition of Acrobat Pro. Beware, it may be a fake unless sold by Adobe. 

[Test Screen Name]

My apologies, this does seem to be a genuine product. As always, be cautious where you purchase. Don't buy a student edition from another country, it may not be valid in your country. 

[try67]

It's not really an edition of the application. It's just a special type of license. The application itself is identical to the regular version.

[boilermaker73]

Sorry, apparently I confused those reading and should not have used or qualified the word 'edition' as a couple of individuals reading my initial post somehow interpreted or assumed I was inferring the student/teacher edition of Acobat to be different than Acrobat Pro. If I gave this impression, I apologize as this was not my intention. To give some background, I have been designing/developing interactive PDF forms in Acrobat Pro since it first debued back in 1993. For what it's worth, after a 10-year plus hiatus from designing/developing interactive PDF Forms, I admit I am a little rusty, forgetful in which event I have to relearn a lot of what I once used on a regular basis over 10 years ago. In short, I only too well understand that the student/teacher edition (sorry again but this is how it's referred elsewhere online so don't blame me for semantics) has to do with licensing and that the student/teacher editionof Acrobat is no different than Acrobat Pro. Last but not least, I think one has to be completely oblivious not to realize the proliferation of onlone scams professing to sell brand software not unlike Acrobat for ridiculously low prices not to mention the majority are most if not all digital downloads and not the actual retail box like you are able to purchase at say Best Buy, etc. Also, the student/teacher version of Acrobat has been around for years to enable students and teachers alike to purchase this software which while I believe Acrobat to be the best when it comes to PDF, I really do believe it's overpriced. Sorry, just my 2-cents worth. Last but not least, please review my initial post as I simply wanted to know if H.S. students were eligible or if one needed to be attending college. Finally, the correct answer was provide by Jane-E. While Try-67 was altogether correct regarding licensing, in no disrespect this wasn't my question. Also, I didn't ask about additional proof being required as this is a given regarding activation of most any software advertised as student/teacher edition for less money and clearly stated regarding the Acrobat student/teacher edition. Sorry for the novel everyone but I wish people would carefully read as opposed to reading into the question asked b4 providing their comments.

[jane-e]

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@boilermaker73 wrote:

Finally, the correct answer was provide by Jane-E.

Possibly the reason I understood it on the first reading is that when I was teaching at a community college I was always buying the education editions and knew first-hand that the only difference is price.

A side note: my dad was also a Boilermaker, but I'm sure he graduated many years before you!

Cheers,

Jane

[boilermaker73]

Jane,

In answer to the year I graduated, 1973. On another note, as you stated you were always buying the student/teacher software editions what happens after you graduate meaning if you were to lose/misplace the activation key initially provided and were no longer a student faced with having to reinstall the software, does the activation key provided still allow you to reinstall the software?