Campus Life
Not every two-year college features the on-campus housing, dining services, intercollegiate athletics, financial aid, and student activities found at Thaddeus Stevens College.
Campus Life
Get to know us
One of Stevens’ many strengths is its diversity: ethnically, racially, socio-economically, and academically. In our programs, you’ll find students thriving in the applied sciences, learning business skills, pursuing entrepreneurship, engaging in community service, building projects they can be proud of, and connecting with others. This diversity, ever reflective of society’s workplace, is a valuable component of our students’ education. You’ll find a vibrant campus life full of activities, connections, and support at Thaddeus Stevens College!
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Student Activities
Students will find many activities ongoing during both the Spring and Fall semesters at Thaddeus Stevens College. These include gardening nights, game nights, bonfires, s’mores making, haunted houses, decorating competitions, and scavenger hunts. Dozens of clubs and groups are planning events to connect and engage students.
Meet your new home away from home.
Residence Life
Led by a team that works hard to create safe and healthy environments, our residence halls are dynamic communities that support students as they grow academically and personally.
We have five residence halls that are centrally located on our main campus, more residence hall floors at our Griscom Education Center, and an additional residence hall at a nearby university. All offer close access to classes, dining, activities, and more.
Security
Safety and security at Thaddeus Stevens College are paramount. The College works with third-party security guards to help protect and support students and employees, our five locations, and residence halls. The College maintains reports on crime and other safety measures.
Security manages swipe access to buildings and completes patrols while keeping a presence in many places throughout our locations. You can contact security by calling 717-391-7225.
Dining
Jones Dining Hall can be found on our main campus, serving meals seven days a week. Our main campus also features the Campus Grill in the Schwalm building, and our Griscom Education Center has a café near its entrance. Meal plans are available to students in 5-day-week or 7-day-week increments, and meals can also be purchased individually.
Information Technology
Thaddeus Stevens College hosts a robust IT department that includes advising students on technology options, supporting their technical questions and needs, and providing access to the right tools.
Athletics
More than 100 student-athletes showcase their talent on five intercollegiate teams competing across the Commonwealth and the tri-state area. Our programs are known for their success within their leagues. They also create immeasurable lifelong impacts through skills learned and connections made.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The mission of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology upholds equity and inclusivity for all, and the College’s administration, staff, faculty, and board of trustees provide an environment that celebrates diversity and fosters equity for all students.
College Store
House of Champ
The College has a store on its main campus with coffee, snacks, swag, and a variety of clothing and gifts. Its location is across the parking lot from the Kreider building. There is also a smaller House of Champ in Griscom Education Center with a selection of items, and a popup trailer often at sports competitions, other college locations, and events.
Events
The College regularly hosts events with our campus community! These include Open Houses, tailgate parties, and awards banquets. The event will note if attendance is open to all or to a specific group, and you’ll be able to register from the event page.
Campus Map
Thaddeus Stevens College includes five locations. You can view details of exactly what is in each building on our campus details page.
- Main Campus, housing administrative offices, general education classrooms, library, dining hall, gym, college store, residence halls, and trade programs.
- Greiner Advanced Manufacturing Center, hosting multiple trade programs as well as classroom and meeting space.
- Griscom Education Center, which includes a café, residence life hallways, several technical and trade programs, recreation and study rooms, a small college store, and our main security office.
- Thaddeus Stevens College at Greenfield, with multiple trade labs and classrooms.
- Transportation Center, where our transportation-focused trade programs are housed.
Shuttle Schedule
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has five locations, as well as a residence hall on Millersville University’s campus. To support students, the College provides shuttles throughout the day between all five locations and residence halls, ensuring students are able to attend classes and navigate their responsibilities and activities on campus.
Connect with us on Social Media
The College maintains a robust social media presence, and we love to connect with our alumni in those spaces! You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter/X, and YouTube. The Alumni Association also maintains its own Facebook page.
News
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College News, Faculty Spotlight
President Rivera Named to Aspen President’s Fellowship
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College News, Faculty Spotlight
Thaddeus Stevens College Welcomes Kesha Morant Williams, Ph.D.
October 28, 2024
Student Handbook
Every new and returning student needs to understand the College’s expectations, policies, procedures, and operations. It’s our mission to create a pathway to an education for those who might not have had access otherwise and to create an environment of equity and inclusion while building the future workforce of Pennsylvania. Here you can learn our values, academic details, safety information, financial aid process, available services, extracurricular activities, and residence life information.
Policies
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology maintains safe practices and standards for the health and support of our student body. Our policies helping us to maintain such an environment can be found on the policies section of our website.