VMware IT Academy Program

Important Notice:

Viterbi’s subscription to the VMware IT Academy Program ends on June 4^th, 2025. Due to Broadcom initiating the end of life of the VMware IT Academy Program, we can no longer renew our subscription to gain access to the VMware software license keys and course content.

VMware IT Academy provides the following for educational use at no charge as of 8/12/24.

VMware Fusion Pro for Mac
VMware Fusion Pro for Windows
VMware Workstation Pro for Mac
VMware Workstation Pro for Windows

Who are eligible?

Students, staff, and faculty are all eligible to download VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro at no cost under a Personal Use License. The free version can be used on personal machines as well as educational lab and research environments.

A commercial license will be required only if the Workstation or Fusion software is running in critical and/or production environments. A commercial license is also required if software support is necessary.

What technical support is available?

Software is provided to qualified users with a commercial license. Users may not purchase support services from VMware associated with software licenses obtained via the VMware Academic Software Licensing Program.

Viterbi IT does not provide technical support for VMware products obtained via the program.
Viterbi IT does not troubleshoot or support problems with software installations, errors while using the software, or development with the software.
Viterbi IT does not support problems with operating VMware software on personal computers.

How to Download VMware Fusion or Workstation

Follow the steps below to install Workstation or Fusion for personal use. You can also follow this link for more information.

Go to broadcom.com
In the upper right corner, select 'Support Portal'
Either log in by clicking 'Go To Portal' or 'Register' for a basic Broadcom account
Once logged in, go to support.broadcom.com if you're not redirected there
Click the Cloud icon and select VMware Cloud Foundation
On the left, click 'My Downloads'
Search for either Fusion or Workstation
Click the product name (VMware Fusion or VMware Workstation Pro )
Notice the dropdown for the Personal Use edition (it is the exact same binaries as the Commercial one)
Select x.5.2 versions of the software as they support personal use
Download and install

Published on November 16th, 2017Last updated on April 16th, 2025

VMware IT Academy Program

Important Notice:

Viterbi’s subscription to the VMware IT Academy Program ends on June 4th, 2025. Due to Broadcom initiating the end of life of the VMware IT Academy Program, we can no longer renew our subscription to gain access to the VMware software license keys and course content.

Who are eligible?

What technical support is available?

How to Download VMware Fusion or Workstation

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Viterbi’s subscription to the VMware IT Academy Program ends on June 4^th, 2025. Due to Broadcom initiating the end of life of the VMware IT Academy Program, we can no longer renew our subscription to gain access to the VMware software license keys and course content.