Software
The College of Business and Economics offers students free software titles such as Microsoft Project for use on their personal computers. See student use guidelines (PDF) for rules and regulations.
Available Software
Productivity and Developer Tools
- Project Professional 2019
- Visio Professional 2016 and 2019
- Visual Studio Code
Database Tools
- Access 2016 and 2019
- SQL Server 2019 Developer
Operating Systems
- Windows 10 Education
- Windows 11 Education
Eligibility
Student users must be enrolled as a major in a CBE program and have a TU Webmail account to access this software.
Obtaining access to the Software
If you are eligible, please contact the CBE Technology Coordinator, Jeremy Farkas, at jfarkas AT_TOWSON to have an account set up for you.
If you do not have a high-speed Internet connection or do not have experience downloading and installing software, you can order the CD software through Azure Dev Tools provides an option to purchase a CD version of the software at a minimal cost, approximately $5 to $20, depending on the product.
If you have additional requirements, it is recommended that you purchase the products at the standard academic discount from the .
Unsupported Software
CBE offers these packages as "unsupported" software. We do not provide any download or installation trouble-shooting support, or additional activation codes due to download problems or corrupted CD images. provides links to an online automated support.