The dining program at Pitzer College provides excellent food service and flexible options. The food service staffs at the McConnell Dining Hall, Pit Stop and Shakedown Cafe are dedicated to making each student’s college dining experience convenient, and economical. Dining is offered during Fall, Thanksgiving and Spring Breaks, however limited dining halls will be open across the Claremont Colleges. Meal Plans are NOT active during the winter and summer breaks.
Claremont Cash
All students of the Claremont Colleges have a Claremont Cash account established as soon as their ID card is created. Funds may be deposited in an account by cash, check, money order and credit card (Visa and MasterCard) at The Claremont Card Center or online at https://cards.services.claremont.edu/. You may use these funds to purchase meals, books, sweatshirts and any other goods sold at locations accepting Claremont Cash. Unused funds will roll over from one year to the next. There are no cash withdrawals permitted until you terminate, withdraw or graduate from the College.
Meal Plans
Pitzer College offers six meal-plan options to accommodate a variety of life-styles and schedules. Students are asked to select one of applicable plan options when they complete their housing application form online. If you’re planning to decrease the amount of your meal plan, you’ll have to submit your changes by emailing housing@pitzer.edu two weeks before the first day of classes at the latest. You can upgrade your meal plan at any time, and costs will be prorated to the day you made your request. Current information regarding options, plan, and rates can be found online.
Students without a meal plan may purchase individual meals at the door rate upon entering the dining hall, using cash or Claremont Cash. Guest meals can be purchased using cash or Claremont Cash at the door. Alternatively, guest meals may be purchased using Flex Dollars if a student has Flex Dollars remaining on their student account. Prices are posted at the dining hall. All students using a meal plan, Flex Dollars, or Claremont Cash must present their student I.D. card to be swiped at the register.
Off-Board Applications
All students who live on campus are required to be on a meal plan. If there is a specific medical condition that precludes you from being on a meal plan, you may fill out an Off-Board application. To receive consideration, all completed Off-Board applications must be submitted two weeks before the first day of classes at the latest. A completed application must include:
- Medical documentation stating the medical reason why you are unable to be on the meal plan and a list of the foods you can and cannot eat from your personal physician.
- The approval of the Director of Dining Services. To begin the application process, submit the Off-Board Application online and schedule an appointment with the Director of Dining Services, 909.607.8491. Bring the above-mentioned medical documentation with you to this appointment. If you have a special dietary need, Dining Services may be able to specialize a meal plan for you. If they are unable to meet your dietary needs, the Director of Dining Services will forward your application with attached documentation to the Division of Student Affairs - Access and Success. All students are financially responsible for board plan costs until notified in writing that there has been a change in their status.
Pitzer Student ID/Meal Card
Your Pitzer student ID serves as your meal card, giving you access to several dining options on campus and throughout the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges campuses:
- You can use your meal plan at McConnell Dining Hall, a full-service dining facility operated by Bon Appetit, or any of the other 5C Dining Halls.
- You can use your Flex (a declining balance that comes with each meal plan) at the Shakedown Cafe, Pit-Stop Café, the Grove House kitchen or any other 5-College eating venue.
Your card is the property of Pitzer College and cannot be loaned or transferred. You need to have it to enter McConnell Dining Hall, no exceptions. If you lose your student ID card you can replace it for a nominal charge. Replacement cards can be obtained at TCCS’s Connection at 800 N. Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. The TCCS Connection is located at the south entrance of the Honnold-Mudd Library.
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