Case Study: California State University, Fullerton achieves stronger student career readiness and 6x faster onboarding with Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud

California State University, Fullerton extends learning to academic programs with Adobe Creative Cloud

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), a diverse public university with more than 40,000 students, set out to strengthen students’ creative thinking and workforce readiness while positioning the campus as a technology leader and improving administrative workflows. Leadership wanted to embed digital literacy across disciplines—not just in arts and design—to help students become better problem-solvers and more competitive job candidates.

CSUF deployed an enterprise Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud (including Adobe Sign), putting industry-standard apps on lab machines and available for personal download, and embedding tools into courses like Business Administration 300, UNIV 100 and English 101. Students reported stronger learning and job-market confidence (nearly 60% said Creative Cloud enriched their experience; 52.5% felt more competitive), faculty and engagement rose, and administrative efficiency improved dramatically—new-hire paperwork is processed about six times faster—while CSUF became the flagship campus for a systemwide Adobe license.

California State University, Fullerton

Amir Dabirian

Vice President for Information Technology / CIO