19 Meals / $300 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $2,850 per semester
14 Meals / $300 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $2,355 per semester
10 Meals / $300 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $2,100 per semester (This option only available for those who live off-campus or who have lived in college-owned housing 2 previous semesters.)
Resident Students: Your board plan is part of the housing contract and will automatically appear on the tuition bill.
Off-Campus Students: add a Fall 2026 board plan to your tuition bill
120 Meals / $200 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $1,235
80 Meals / $200 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $835
50 Meals / $200 Dining Dollars / 5 Bonus — $625
Off-Campus Students: add a Fall 2026 block plan to your tuition bill
$500 Dining Dollars
$300 Dining Dollars
$100 Dining Dollars
Off-Campus Students: add a Fall 2026 dining dollar only plan to your tuition bill
Saturday, August 15
Student dining plans begin at 4 p.m.
Thursday, November 26 — Monday, November 30
No Board Meals - Thanksgiving Break
Board and Block Plans can be used at the following units to purchase the options listed below following these guidelines:
This dining unit is an all-you-care-to-eat facility. Select items such as deli sandwiches, grill items, pizza, fresh salads, homemade soups, desserts, and gluten-friendly menu items. Student will have a board or block meal subtracted from their account as they enter. There is no take-out option at this dining unit.
Students may make one trip through the line and to make their meal selection. Any item may be included as part of the board or block meal utilizing the following guidelines:
If you will be living in college-owned housing, your dining plan was selected as part of your housing contract and will automatically be added to your tuition bill. Requests to change your dining plan board option must be sent via email to dining@pct.edu. Please include student name, ID number, current plan, and the plan you wish to change to (19 or 14).
*The 10-meal option is only available to resident students who have lived on-campus two full semesters prior to the semester in which they are requesting the change be applied.
For more information about the housing contract contact Residence Life.
Students who will not be living in college-owned housing can request a dining plan through the Student Portal. Plans can be added to the tuition bill starting mid-June.
A valid Penn College ID card is required for use of your dining plan. Your account information is stored on the magnetic stripe on the back of your card. You present your ID card to the Dining Services cashier, who will swipe the card to transfer purchases to your dining plan account.
You are responsible to protect the security of your card. ID cards are nontransferable; you may not "lend out" your card to others. Cards that are used by someone other than the cardholder will be confiscated; and disciplinary action may be taken.
Lost or stolen cards should be reported immediately to Dining Services (LEC/A137). If you lose your card, a new one should be obtained at the ID Center.
You can check your account history by contacting the Dining Services office (LEC/A137).
During the summer months, Dining Services offers a $50 dining dollar only plan. Funds in this plan can be used in Keystone Dining Room, Capitol Eatery, and vending machines across campus during the Summer 2026 semester. This plan is non-refundable and does not carry forward to the Fall 2026 semester.
Starting May 11, 2026, The Keystone Dining Room is open for the summer Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., and is closed Saturdays & Sundays. Capitol Eatery will be open a select times throughout the summer. Dining operations will also be closed on May 25 and July 3.
Apply for a Summer 2026 Dining Dollar Only Plan - accepting applications starting May 8, 2026