I studied at NC state and I dont think the school distributes MS office to students, though some microsoft products are distributed free of cost.

Another option to look at is a trial version of MS office from microsoft’s website. Well it will atleast get you started.

Other ways of using office products is working at school or public library nearby.

Another way, not recommended option (because these documents are opened using MS office, some of the formatting gets spoilt) is Google documents. You can build .doc files and .xls (excel) sheets online if you have a google account, which is free.

Hope this helps!

www.openoffice.org

Basically, a free version of MSOffice, includes excell, powerpoint, and all the other MS applications. I’ve been using it for years.