If your institution needs five or more copies of Microsoft software, you'll get the best prices by participating in a Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing program. Follow these steps to learn more about the programs and how to participate:
If your institution needs fewer than five copies, you can receive discounts on Microsoft software by acquiring the Academic Edition full packaged product (boxed retail product) from JourneyEd.
At JourneyEd, we are committed to providing the best licensing solutions for our education customers. Designed to reduce the costs of acquiring, upgrading, maintaining, and managing software for multiple computers, the latest Academic Volume Licensing programs provide simple yet flexible volume-based pricing.
We offer our education customers the option of both subscription and transactional licensing.
Through our subscription licensing programs, Campus Agreement and School Agreement, you have the right to run a selection of products, and any upgrades or downgrades of those products, throughout your one or three year licensed period. Even if the number of computers or users grows, you remain fully licensed for the term. You can also license students for use of selected products on a personally-owned computer or an institution-owned computer checked out to a student for the school year. Plus, you automatically receive the benefits of Software Assurance Membership.
With our transactional licensing programs, Academic Open License or Academic Select License you acquire perpetual licenses (that is, you own the licenses), while eliminating the costs and packaging of retail software. You also have the option of enrolling your licenses in Software Assurance, which entitles you to product upgrades that release during the agreement term, eLearning courses, and more.
Academic licensing comparison
| Program Name | Academic Select | Campus Agreement | School Agreement | Academic Open |
| Customer Profile | Eligible education customer that can forecast licensing needs over a three year period | Higher educational institutions looking for a simple, flexible subscription licensing agreement | K-12 schools and districts and preschools looking for a simple, flexible subscription licensing agreement | Academic institutions of any size that want easy, one-time transactions and the flexibility of acquiring licenses in small quantities |
| Agreement Term | Three years |
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Two years from the time of initial order |
| Software Assurance Benefits | Optional Software Assurance with license purchase, call for details. | Software Assurance Membership included, which provides product updates and upgrades, support resources and tools, eLearning courses, and more. | Software Assurance Membership included, which provides product updates and upgrades, support resources and tools, eLearning courses, and more. | Include Software Assurance with license purchases and receive product upgrades released during the agreement term and eLearning courses. |
| Student Licensing | An option in Higher Education and K-12 where Select licenses & media can be purchased by students, faculty, and staff for home use through the Student Select Program. | Student Option licenses all students to use products on their personal computer | Student Option licenses a specific number of students to use products on their personal computer | Not currently available |
| How to Buy | Through JourneyEd | Through JourneyEd | Through JourneyEd | Through JourneyEd |
| For More Information | Visit the Select Agreement Page | Visit the Campus Agreement page | Visit the School Agreement page | Visit the Academic Open page |