A commitment to the future: the Avid Academic Community

Preparing students for successful media industry careers extends beyond simply providing the right products. That's why Avid offers resources designed to enhance your curriculum, support and showcase your students' creative endeavors, and connect you to the professional community. We invite academic institutions with media-focused programs to take advantage of our educational resources and to join the Avid academic community.

The Avid Mentor Program

Designed specifically for schools that offer degree-based programs in media studies, the Avid Mentor program helps educators deliver a state-of-the-art media education. Avid Mentor provides students with the opportunity to graduate with certified Avid skills and a competitive advantage. Avid Mentor benefits include:

Academic Products and Pricing

Avid offers an unparalleled range of professional film and video editing products and solutions, specially priced for schools, faculty, and students.

Professional resources for students

From tips, tutorials, and online learning resources to special student pricing on student licensing, Avid helps students gain the competitive edge they need to win the most rewarding jobs in the professional film, television, and broadcast news industries.

Avid resources for students include special limited-time offers on professional tools; online courses that makes learning fact and convenient; insight from recent grads who are now working for top-rated television shows and networks; plus much more.