Figma Education Pro Reverification Issue for Coursera Students

You will need to do it manually. You can move your files to the Drafts, for example.

Hi Figma team,

Thank you for getting back to us, but with all due respect, this doesn’t feel like a real solution.

Coursera design courses are legitimate, structured programs taken by thousands of learners worldwide who are building serious design careers. Many of us rely on Figma as the industry standard tool, and restricting access to the Education plan puts Coursera students at a huge disadvantage compared to those in traditional universities.

The Starter plan’s 3 file limit simply does not support coursework requirements, collaboration, or building a meaningful design portfolio. We aren’t asking for special treatment — only equal access, since Coursera students are investing time, money, and effort in learning the same skills as other design students.

I hope the Figma team can reconsider this stance or at least explore an alternative pathway (e.g., Coursera-issued verification, limited-time Education access, or portfolio-based verification). Right now, it feels like a whole community of motivated learners is being left behind.

Thanks, and I look forward to a more supportive resolution.

I’m currently dealing with the same issue, with only about four days left before being downgraded to the starter plan. As a design student on Coursera, I heavily rely on Figma’s education plan, and the starter plan is very limiting for my learning. It would be great if Figma could reconsider their policy on this, as it would help so many of us who primarily use this tool for learning.

The I am also doing the Google UX Design Certificate on Coursera, and am on my last course. Would be a shame to loose the access needed to complete the certificat. 

Figma is a brillian product company, I’m sure there is a feasibile product solution for our problem that could be implemented temporarily while you all figure out the long term plan. 

This is going to hurt a lot of students, both in terms of work and morale, and it could potentially be the reason they lose interest in product design entirely.

I too am currently working on my portfolio and like taking the Google UX Design certificate. Losing access would render my efforts, time and money spent on the course practically worthless. Could you please reconsider and grant us an equal opportunity to learn?

am facing the same problem. figma forum have to look in to our cases!

Hello,  
I had access to Figma Education through the Coursera Google UX Design certificate. Now Figma is asking me to reverify, but SheerID rejects my application since Coursera has no admin or institutional email. My reverification deadline is in 4 days, and I’m worried I’ll lose access to my files.  

I already contacted SheerID and submitted a support ticket on the Figma Help Center with screenshots of my Coursera profile. Is there an alternative way to verify, or can Figma extend my Education plan while SheerID processes my request?  

Thanks in advance,  
Ashenafi Tariku
 

Hi - any update for Coursera students? Thanks! 

I encourage people to file complaints with the BBB and FTC. We are having an essential tool stripped away from us and neither company seems to care - this is bait and switch and it’s illegal.