2024 Dormitory Plans
DORMITORY RESERVATIONS MUST BE BOOKED BY MAY 15.
Types of Accommodations
A Family Room is for 2 people. Family Rooms share a bathroom located between the rooms with another Family Room.
A Family Suite is for 3-4 people. Suites consist of two Family Rooms that share one bathroom located between the rooms.
A Teacher Room is for Teacher Workshop Participants only. Teacher Rooms share a bathroom with up to 3 other participants.
Each room comes with the following per bed: a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, a pillow, a pillow cover, two bath towels, and one hand towel.
Students under the age of 18 must be supervised at all times. Students 12 years old and younger must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Teenagers 13 years and older (as of the first day of institute), who will be staying on campus but will not be accompanied by a parent, must stay in the Teen Dorm to be supervised by the Teen Dorm monitor. Please see Teen Dorm for more information.
A Family Suite (3-4 people) is made up of two Family Rooms. Family Rooms (2 people maximum) share a bathroom with another Family Room.
Teacher Rooms (1 person) share a bathroom with up to 3 other Teacher Workshop Participants.
About the Dormitories at Pitzer College
The dormitory at Pitzer College was built in 2012 and is fully air conditioned. The dormitory has a large demonstration kitchen, numerous study rooms and lounges are spread throughout the complex, along with decks, balconies and other outdoor spaces for informal gathering. Linens are provided (pillow with case, blanket, 2 bed sheets, bath towel, hand towel, face towel, one plastic cup and bar of bath soap). Feel free to bring an extra blanket if you tend to be cold - extra blankets will not be available on site.)
No pets are allowed in the residence halls.
Other things you may wish to bring:
A blanket, Pitzer only provides one flat sheet.
An extra pillow, Pitzer only provides one per bed.
A sports ball
Flip-flops
Swim Suit
Bathrobe
Alarm clock
Flashlight
Clothes hangers
Teen Dorm
TEEN DORMITORY RESERVATIONS MUST BE BOOKED BY MAY 15.
Teenagers 13 years and older (as of the first day of institute), who will be staying on campus but will not be accompanied by a parent, must stay in the Teen Dorm to be supervised by the Teen Dorm monitor. Teens are supervised by the Teen Dorm Monitor 24/7—eating meals together, attending concerts together and enjoying down time together.
The cost of the Teen Dorm includes 5 nights in the dorm with a roommate in a Double Room (Sunday-Thursday), 5 breakfasts (Monday-Friday), 5 lunches (Monday-Friday) and 5 dinners (Sunday-Thursday). During dorm registration you can make roommate requests.
If your student is planning on boarding in the Teen Dorm but is not in the Young Artist program (Either Foundational or PREP) please send a note to the director.
Teen Dorm students will stay in a Double Room with a roommate and share a bathroom with another Double Room.
Meal Plans
ALL MEALS MUST BE PURCHASED BY MAY 15.
McConnell Dining Hall on Pitzer College’s campus can accommodate any special dietary requests. You can make requests during registration.
Meal Times:
Breakfast 8:00-9:00am
Lunch 12:00-1:00pm
Dinner 5:30-6:30pm
You must purchase a meal plan in order to eat meals on campus. Walk-in meals are NOT available.
French Toast is one of the many options at McConnell Dining Hall on Pitzer’s Campus!
Parking
The parking lot at Pitzer College is free for those staying in the dorm and commuting. EV stations are not available for electric vehicles.
Off-Campus Boarding
There are hotels in the area very close to campus as well. Please note that area hotels book up quickly so reserve early to ensure a spot! Here are links to a couple:
You can visit our Location page for restaurant suggestions in Claremont.