Resources

PURCHASING YOUR OWN SOFTWARE (not required)

You qualify for the student discount through College Buys
The Foundation for California Community Colleges has negotiated student pricing on many applications for California Community College students; they are sold through:

https://shop.collegebuys.org/adobe-creative-cloud-p8949.aspx
With a .EDU email address. The price is $39.99 for 6 months subscription

https://shop.collegebuys.org/adobe-creative-cloud-p8991.aspx
without a .EDU email address. The price is $44.99 for 6 months subscription. You will need to validate in other ways that you are a student.

Adobe Pricing (I do not recommend; the price is higher)
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html?promoid=P3KMQYMW&mv=other
Photography Annual Plan (individual plan, 20GB storage) - $9.99/month ($119.88 total)
All Apps Student Pricing Annual Plan (student plan) - $19.99/month ($239.88 total)

Computer system requirements Make sure that any software you purchase will work with your computer and operating system:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html