Apple has officially launched its 2022 Back to School promotion for students, educators, and staff. This year comes with a switch from offering free AirPods to including a free $150 gift card with select Mac and iPad purchases.
Apple announced its long-running Back to School promo on its Education landing page today with the tagline “Only Apple gets you supercharged for college.”
Apple Back to School promo 2022
As we heard earlier this week from Bloomberg, Apple indeed has replaced the tradition of giving free AirPods/Beats headphones with a $150 gift card.
That offers nice flexibility for those who don’t need a pair of AirPods but it also means the promo value is down again from last year’s $159 and the $199 promo credit we saw in 2019.
Apple is also offering 20% off AppleCare as it normally does for students, educators, and other eligible staff plus the standard education discount of $100 on Macs and $50 on iPad Air and Pro.
Apple is promoting the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac as the best Mac for education. Even though the new 2022 MacBook Air isn’t available, Apple is linking to it so customers don’t accidentally buy the 2020 M1 MacBook Air without realizing the new M2 is arriving in July.
While many will want to wait for the new MacBook Air to launch, check out our detailed comparison for everything you need to know about the difference between the MacBook Air, Pro, and more.
You can find all the fine print at the bottom of Apple’s website but here’s the jist of it:
“Qualified Purchasers receive an Apple Gift Card when they purchase an eligible Mac or iPad at a Qualifying Location. Only one Apple Gift Card per eligible Mac or iPad per Qualified Purchaser. Offer subject to availability. While supplies last. Qualified Purchasers shall receive a discount equal to the value of the Apple Gift Card off the price of the eligible Mac or iPad, but will be charged for all items in their cart, including the Apple Gift Card.”
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